worth，worthy，worth-while都為adj.意為"值得".

1. worth： be worth + n. 當(dāng)名詞為金錢時(shí)，表示"…… 值得……"

be worth doing sth."……某事值得被做"

The question is not worth discussing again and again.

2. worthy：be worthy of +n.當(dāng)名詞為抽象名詞時(shí)表示"……值得……"

be worthy to be done "某事值得被做"

The question is not worthy to be discussed againand again.

3. worth-while： be worth-while to do sth "值得做某事"

worth while： It is worth while doing sth

It is worth while sb to do sth.

典型例題

It is not ____ to discuss the question again and again.

A.worthB.worthyC.worth-whileD.worth while

答案C. 由worth的用法可知，此句只適合詞組be worth-while to do sth……因此選C.