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程度副词的用法一．修饰形容词．1．下列程度副词可修饰形容词或其它副词，位于形容词或副词前：absolutely;almost;barely;completely;entirely;extremely;fairly;far;hardly;just;much;nearly;only;quite;rather;really;scarcely;so;too;very等You are absolutely right．你完全正确。I’m almost ready．我差不多准备好了。2．enough要放在形容词或副词之后：The box isn’t big enough．这个盒子不够大。He didn’t work quickly enough．他干得不够快。3．far需要带比较级或too+原级：It is far better to say nothing．不说话要好得多。He drives far too fast．他车开得太快了。（超出正常车速很多）这里可以用much替代far。也可以与最高级连用：This solution is much the best．这种解答是最好的。二．下列程度副词也可修饰动词：1．almost;barely;enough;hardly;just;little;much;nearly;quite;rather;really和scarcely。除了much以外，其他的都可位于主要动词之前，与频度副词的用法相同。He almost/nearly fell．他几乎/差点儿摔倒。I am just going．我正要走。Tom didn’t like it much but I really enjoyed it．汤姆不太喜欢它，可我倒挺喜欢它。2．only也可以修饰动词，它应紧挨所修饰的词，位于动词、形容词、副词之前，位于名词、代词之前或之后：He had only six apples．他只有六个苹果。（不超过六个。）He only lent the car．他只是把车借出去了。（他没有把车送给人家。）He lent the car to me only．他只是把车借给我了。（不是借给别人。）I believe only half of what he said．我对他所说的话只相信一半。英词口语中，常把only放在动词前，通过对only所修饰词重读来体现所要表示的含义He only had ′six apples他只有六个苹果He only lent the car to ′me他只是把车借给我I only believe ′half我只相信一半3．just与only相同，位于它所修饰的词的前面：I’ll buy just one．我只买一个。I had just enough money．我的钱刚够。just也可紧挨动词：I’ll just buy one．我只买一个。I just had enough money．我的钱刚够。三．fairly和rather：1．这两个词都有“相当”、“适中”的意思但fairly主要用于修饰褒义的形容词和副词（如bravely，good，nice，well等）而rather主要修饰贬义的形容词和副词（如bad，stupidly，ugly等）：Tom is fairly clever，but Peter is rather stupid．汤姆相当聪明，而彼得就颇笨。I walk fairly fast but Ann walks rather slowly．我走得相当快，而安就走得相当慢。2．这两个词都可以与分词连用：He was fairly relaxed；she was rather tense．他很放松，而她就相当紧张。a fairly interesting film 一部相当有意思的电影a rather boring book 一本相当乏味的书3．不定冠词必须放在fairly之前，但可放在rather之前或之后：a fairly light box 一个相当轻的盒子a rather heavy box/rather a heavy box一个相当重的盒子★一些本身没有褒贬意义的形容词和副词如fast，slow，thin，thick，hot，cold等，之前加上fairly时表示赞许而加上rather时表示不赞许。This soup is fairly hot（这汤还挺热）这意味说话人喜欢喝热汤。This soup is rather hot（这汤太热了）就意味着说话人嫌汤太热了点。