quite 和very 都是副詞 very 還能作形容詞和名詞,但quite只有副詞屬性 作為副詞,從釋義上看,“很”“非常”“完全”,可能感覺不到明顯的差別 那么如何看待 quite+形容詞 very+形容詞 這兩種表達的區(qū)別呢? 一般情況下,從程度,情感態(tài)度和語氣上 quite 弱, very 強 用excited 作例,通過翻譯感知下 They were quite excited about moving to a new place. 搬新家了他們有點興奮。 quite excited = a little excited They were very excited about moving to a new place. 搬新家了他們超級(炒雞)興奮。 very + excited = totally excited 有一般情況就有特殊,在口語中,如果quite跟一個non-gradable形容詞, 怎么理解, non-gradable, 即:不能分級,不能比較,非黑即白,非對即錯,這種類型的形容詞,比如“錯”和“對”,這類絕對形容詞。 She was quite right. 她完全正確。 注意:very不能修飾這些“絕對形容詞”比如: very right (x) 錯誤滴 可以修飾“絕對形容詞”的副詞有: absolutely, completely, really and totally absolutely right (√) 正確滴 總結(jié): 一般quite加形容詞,可理解為,適度的,有點 a little, moderately but not very, totally or completely 但quite+絕對形容詞時,quite 表強調(diào),非常,很,超級,跟very 意義又一樣了。 注意: quite還有其他一些用法,quite +名詞,表強調(diào) It makes quite a difference when the wind isn’t blowing. 不刮風(fēng)又是果真不一樣(又是另一番樣子)。 |
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