单词 | fairly(rather) |
释义 | fairly : rather — 359 1a. 用来修饰形容词,这两个副词是同义,都作“相当地”讲,但有区别:前者不能修饰形容词比较级和另一个副词 too (参见词目 358 ),而后者则可以。 例如: That room is rather larger than this ( one ).那个房间比这一间要更大一些。(不说… fairly large than this one ) That book is rather too difficult for them. 那本书由他们读未免太难了一点。(不说… fairly too difficult for them ) 比较: My mother is fairly well today. 我母亲今天似乎好了一些。 My mother is rather better today. 我母亲今天似乎更好了一些。 That book is fairly difficult for them. 那本书给他们读未免难了一点。 That book is rather too difficult for them. 那本书给他们读未免太难了一点。 1b. 前者总是肯定的,后者总是否定的,必须注意。 比较: This is a fairly large classroom. 这是一间相当大的教室。(所以我认为合用。) This is a rather large classroom. 这是一间相当大的教室。(所以我认为不合用。) 1c. 再则,用来回答提问,后者可以当作 of course 和 yes 那样来使用,前者则不能这样使用。 例如:“ Do you agree with me? ”—“ Rather. ”“你同意我的意见吗?”——“当然罗。”( =Of course. ) “ Will you go with me? ”—“ Rather. ”“你要不要同我一起去?”——“好呀。”( =Yes. ) |
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