fairly, quite, rather 都用来说明形容词和副词的程度. Fairly 相当 还算.是这一组词中语气最轻的一个. Quite 相当 或多或少地 在某种程度上.语气比fairly稍强. Rather 相当 有点 颇.语气最强. fairly只用于修饰褒义的形容词和副词. She is fairly clever. rather主要用于贬义 rather poor/bad/stupid/ugly 也可用在某些褒义的形容词和副词前.具有比fairly更强烈的褒义. 相当于very: rather good/ well/pretty /clever. 若在没有褒贬意义的词前用fairly.表示说话人赞同. 若用rather.则表示不赞同. She is fairly tall for her age. She is rather tall for her age. rather可与too及比较级连用.而fairly和quite则不可. My mother is rather better today. quite和rather还可和动词连用.fairly则不可和动词连用. This does not quite satisfy me. I don't quite follow you. They rather expected to win the match. I rather like her. quite和rather都可修饰名词.但须放在不定冠词前. It's rather a pity. 当名词前有形容词时.quite和rather可放在不定冠词后.也可放在不定冠词前. They had a quite good time. Or -quite a good time 【查看更多】
