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quite与very有什么区别

在英语中,"quite"与"very"是两个表示程度的副词,使用频率相当高。

它们之间存在明显区别。

首先,"quite"可以修饰没有等级之分的形容词,如perfect(完美的),impossible(不可能的),right(正确的),certain(肯定的),sure(确信的),ready(准备好的)等,而这些词不能使用"very"修饰。

"quite"在这种情况下,往往被译为“完全”或“绝对”。

比如:"He is quite right."(他完全正确。)

"Theiropinionsarequiteopposite."(他们的观点完全相反。)

"Are you quite ready?"(你全准备好了吗?)

"It is quite impossible to get there in three hours."(三个小时到达那里是完全不可能的。)

"He stood there quite still."(他一动不动地站在那里。)

其次,对于有等级之分的形容词或副词,"quite"和"very"都可使用,但含义不同。

"quite"减弱修饰词的程度,可译为“比较”。而"very"则加强修饰词的程度,可译为“很”或“非常”。例如:

"The room is quite comfortable."(这个房间比较舒适。)

"He was very unhappy when he lost his dog."(他丢失狗时非常难受。)

"It is very hot today, but yesterday it was quite cool."(今天很热,可昨天比较凉快。)

"He is quite tall, but not very tall."(他比较高,可不是很高。)

"His work is quite good, but hers is very good."(他的工作干得比较好,而她的工作干得非常好。)

第三,"quite"可以修饰动词和过去分词,而"very"则不可以。

例如:"Have you quite finished your dinner?"(你把饭吃完了吗?)

"She quite likes him, but not enough to marry him."(她相当喜欢他,可还不到嫁给他的程度。)

"Now she quite enjoys her job."(现在她很喜欢自己的工作。)

"He is quite drunk."(他确实喝多了。)

第四,"very"通常放在不定冠词a/an之后,而"quite"的位置更为灵活。

例如:"She is quite a lovely girl."(她真是个可爱的女孩。)

"We had a quite good time."(我们玩得相当开心。)

"He is a very handsome boy."(他是个很英俊的男孩。)

"It was a very cold morning."(那是个非常寒冷的早晨。)

最后,"quite"可以修饰alot,afew,alittle,abit等含有不定冠词的短语,而"very"则不可以,但"very"可以修饰few,little等。例如:

"Quite a few people have caught cold in such bad weather."(在这样糟糕的天气里不少人得了感冒。)

"Cleaning the backyard needs quite a little work."(清扫后院得干不少活。)

"Very few people can live to be 100."(很少有人活到100岁。)

"It is unfortunate that I have very little time for reading."(真不幸,我很少有时间读书。)

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