Quite 是一个程度副词,根据它所修饰的成分不同主要有两个意思,而且这两个意思所表示的程度一个比一个大,也就是说它遇弱则强,遇强则更强,是一个经常被低估或大材小用的单词。
一、修饰可分级形容词或副词
当 quite 修饰可分级的形容词或副词连用时,意为“颇;相当;某种程度上”,相当于 very,pretty,fairly 或 rather 例如:
I felt quite bitter about it at the time.
当时我对这件事感到相当怨愤。
She comes to visit you quite often, doesn’t she?
她经常来看你,是吗?
He walked quite fast until they were out of sight.
他走得很快,直到他们看不见为止。
解析:以上的 bitter,often 或 fast 都是可分级的形容词或副词,因为它们都有对应的比较级和最高级。
以下是常见的原级意思一样的可分形容词与不可分形容词对照表,在要表达程度的场合有的时候可以直接使用不可分形容词:
二、修饰不可分形容词或副词
当 quite 修饰不可分级的形容词或副词连用时,意为“完全;十分;非常;彻底”,相当于 completely,
absolutely 或 entirely 等,例如:
The scenery was quite incredible.
景色真是令人难以置信。
This is quite impossible.
这是不可能的。
Steve Jobs, the chairman of Pixar, is quite obviously fond of computers. 皮克斯公司董事长史蒂夫·乔布斯显然非常喜欢电脑。
三、quite 与名词
1. 结构“quite + a/an + 名词”常用来强调名词或使名词更重要,例如:
It's been quite a day, one way and another.
从几方面看,这是不寻常的一天。
We found it quite a change when we moved to London.
待遇英文
thanksto
我们搬到伦敦后,感觉生活变化很大。
2. 当结构是“quite + a/an + 形容词 + 名词”时,表示的程度与 quite 单独修饰形容词的程度是一样,相当于 a little 或 a lot,但不类似 completely,此时的 quite 只能置于冠词 a/an 之前,例如:
这是一本相当不错的书。
✔: It’s quite a good book.
❌: It’s a quite good book.
申诉的手续相当简单。
✔: Making a complaint is quite a simple procedure.
❌: Making a complaint is a quite simple procedure.
四、quite 与 a bit,a few,a lot
1. Quite 经常与 a bit,a few 或 a lot 连用来表示数量大,例如:
She's done quite a bit of work this past year.西安事变的历史意义
过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
Quite a few people were eating outside in the blazing sun.
不少人在外面的炎炎烈日下吃饭。
Considering he's only just started, he knows quite a lot about it.
鉴于他才刚刚开始,他懂得的已经不少了。
上网用英语怎么说注意:quite a little 没有类似的用法,quite a little sth 用来讽刺地或屈尊地承认某人有特殊的品质或成就,例如:
Look at you, fixing the dishwasher on your own. Quite the little handyman, aren't you?
看看你,自己修好洗碗机。你真是一个小杂工,是吗?
2. 有时 quite a bit 和 quite a lot 也可以作频度副词使用,相当于 often,例如:
Do you come here quite a bit?
你经常来这里吗?
I ud to entertain at home quite a lot.
我原来经常在家自娱自乐。
3. Quite a lot/a bit 常与比较级连用来表示多,相当于 much,例如:
We went to Italy when I was quite a bit younger.
我小的时候我们去了意大利。
The new truck is quite a lot heavier than the old model.
新卡车比旧型号重得多。
五、quite 与动词
在非正式口语中,quite 常与 like,enjoy,understand 和 agree 连用来谈论意见或偏好。根据上下文,它可以意为“一点“,”很多”或“完全“,位置与常规副词的位置一样,例如:
I quite like tennis but I can never play proper
games becau I can’t rve.
我有点喜欢网球,但我不能打好比赛,因为我不能发球。
解析:此时的 quite 的程度相当于 a bit.
I quite enjoy sitting here and watching people go by.
我很喜欢坐在这里看着人们走过。
节日快乐的英文解析:此时的 quite 的程度相当于 a lot.
I quite agree. You’re absolutely right.
我完全同意。你完全正确。
解析:此时的 quite 的程度相当于 totally.
I can quite understand that the news would have upt her.
我完全能理解这消息会使她不安的。
cod是什么解析:此时的 quite 的程度相当于 totally.
会计原则
gff
六、not quite
1. Not quite 相当于 not completely,可以与形容词,副词,名词、不定式,非限定句,介词短语或“wh-”从句连用,例如:
He's not quite right in the head.
他的精神不太正常。
The news was not quite as bad as I had expected.
这消息没有我预料的那么坏。
It ems that he is not quite himlf today.
他今天好像不怎么舒服。
She hesitated, not quite knowing what to do.
她犹豫了一下,不知道该怎么办。
That’s not quite what I meant.
我不是这个意思。
2. Not quite 用作简单的回答,例如:
A: Are you ready?
你准备好了吗?
B: No, not quite.
profitable不,不完全是。
3. Not quite 可以与动词连用,例如:
He did not quite know how to place women in his scheme of things. 他不太清楚在自己的人生安排中应把女人摆在什么位置。
I haven’t quite got the money to get my laptop yet.
我还没有足够的钱买我的笔记本电脑。
词或词组辨析:chris daughtry
one way and another 意为”无论从哪方面看“