worthwhile /ˈwə:θwail/ adj. 值得(做)的：a worthwhile experiment 值得进行的试验；a worthwhile book(effort) 值得一读的书（值得的努力）The visit to Paris was worthwhile. 去巴黎的访问是很值得的。
worthy /ˈwə:ði/ adj. 有价值的，配得上的，相称的（跟of和不定式的被动式）：a worthy man 一个值得尊敬的人 The teacher is worthy of great respect. 这位老师很值得尊敬。The work is worthy to be done. (= …is of being done.) 这工作值得干。
［辨析］与worthy, deserve辨见deserve
