常用表達
- quite: 程度較強,表示「相當」或「非常」。
● 例句:The movie was quite interesting. (這部電影相當有趣。) - very: 強調程度,表示「非常」或「極其」。
● 例句:She is very beautiful. (她非常漂亮。) - fairly: 表示「相當」或「頗為」,程度比quite弱。
● 例句:It’s fairly cold today. (今天相當冷。) - pretty: 口語常用,表示「相當」或「頗為」,與fairly相似。
● 例句:The book is pretty good. (這本書相當不錯。) - rather: 表示「相當」,有時帶有輕微的負面色彩。
● 例句:The problem is rather complicated. (這個問題相當複雜。)
其他表達:
- considerably: 表示「相當地」,強調程度較大。
● 例句:The price has increased considerably. (價格已經大幅度上漲。) - significantly: 表示「顯著地」,強調程度的顯著性。
● 例句:The results were significantly different. (結果有顯著差異。) - substantially: 表示「大量地」,強調數量或程度的巨大。
● 例句:The company has grown substantially. (公司已經大幅成長。) - remarkably: 表示「顯著地」,強調超出期望的程度。
● 例句:She is remarkably intelligent. (她聰明得令人驚訝。)
用法舉例
- 想表達「這本書非常好」,可以說:
● The book is very good. (強調非常)
● The book is quite good. (強調相當)
● The book is pretty good. (口語常用) - 想表達「這個問題很複雜」,可以說:
● The problem is very complicated. (強調非常)
● The problem is rather complicated. (強調相當,帶有輕微負面色彩)