如果修饰可分等级(即可以有比较级)的形容词或者副词(如 good, hot, well 等),可以用 quite, 也可以用 rather,但是在语义上有差别:quite 降低了形容词和副词原级的程度;rather 提高了形容词或副词原级的程度。
quite 可以修饰不可分等级(即没有比较级)的形容词或者副词(如 right, perfect, impossible, impossibly 等),在这种情况下,quite 通常表示“完全”“十分”“很”的意思。 rather没有这种用法。
【一】quite通常用于表达积极的内容,可以与名词动词形容词搭配使用。与不定冠词连用时,通常是在冠词a/an前面。
【1】I quite agree with you
【2】I didn’t expect to get this reward. It was quite a surprise.
【3】I’m surprised you haven’t heard of him. He’s quite famous.
quite通常是在冠词a/an前面。(quite a/an+形容词+名词)
It is quite an interesting book.
This is quite an old house
That is quite a long way
【二】rather则表达消极的内容。通常与形容词搭配使用。与不定冠词连用时,可以在冠词a/an前面或者后面。
It’s rather cold. We’d better not go to the park today.
放在冠词a/an前面或者后面。(rather a/an+形容词+名词或者a+rather +形容词+名词)
This is a rather interesting book.
That is rather an interesting book.
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