Diamonds have little _______ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
A、extinct
B、intrinsic
C、surplus
D、nominal
【正确答案】:B
【题目解析】:A. extinct的意思是“灭绝的”;B. intrinsic的意思是“固有的、内在的、本质的”,例如The oil paintings have no intrinsic value except as curiosities(这些油画除了作为奇珍异品以外,本身没有什么内在价值。);C. surplus表示“过剩的,多余的”;D. nominal表示“名义上的”。因此选B. intrinsic,“固有的、内在的、本质的”。全句翻译:钻石本身没有什么价值,其价格很大程度上取决于其稀有性。