quite和very修饰形容词有何区别?用法有什么不一样?其实quite 和very 都是副词,very 还能作形容词和名词,但quite只有副词属性 作为副词,从释义上看,“很”“”“完全”,可能感觉不到明显的差别。那么如何看待quite+形容词和very+形容词这两种表达的区别呢?
一般情况下,从程度,情感态度和语气上
quite 弱, very 强
用excited 作例,通过翻译感知下
They were quite excited about moving to a new place.
搬新家了他们有点兴奋。
quite excited = a little excited
They were very excited about moving to a new place.
搬新家了他们级(炒鸡)兴奋。
very + excited = totally excited
有一般情况就有特殊,在口语中,如果quite跟一个non-gradable形容词, 怎么理解, non-gradable, 即:不能分级,不能比较,非黑即白,非对即错,这种类型的形容词,比如“错”和“对”,这类形容词。
She was quite right.
她完全正确。
注意:very不能修饰这些“形容词”比如:
very right (x) 错误滴
可以修饰“形容词”的副词有: absolutely, completely, really and totally
absolutely right (√) 正确滴
总结:
一般quite加形容词,可理解为,适度的,有点
a little, moderately but not very, totally or completely
但quite+形容词时,quite 表强调,,很,级,跟very 意义又一样了。
注意:
quite还有其他一些用法,quite +名词,表强调
It makes quite a difference when the wind isn’t blowing.
不刮风又是果真不一样(又是另一番样子)。