quite

英 [kwaɪt] 美 [kwaɪt]

• adv. 相当；完全；十分；很

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 完全地,整体地,十分

   completely; entirely

2. 有几分,颇,相当

   to some degree; fairly

3. 〈尤英〉同意,不错; 对的

   I agree; that's true

详尽释义

adv. 副词

1. 相当地
2. 完全地
3. 颇
4. 彻底
5. 十分
6. 的确
7. 大量
8. <美>很
9. <英>的确如此
10. 真正
11. 在很大程度上
12. 强调在某方面很突出

英英释义

Adverb:

1. to a degree (not used with a negative);

   "quite tasty"
   "quite soon"
   "quite ill"
   "quite rich"
   

2. to the greatest extent; completely;

   "you're quite right"
   "she was quite alone"
   "was quite mistaken"
   "quite the opposite"
   "not quite finished"
   "did not quite make it"
   

3. of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative);

   "her victory was quite something"
   "she's quite a girl"
   "quite a film"
   "quite a walk"
   "we've had quite an afternoon"
   

4. actually or truly or to an extreme;

   "was quite a sudden change"
   "it's quite the thing to do"
   "quite the rage"
   "Quite so!"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. He was quite young.
   他相当年轻。
2. The boy has quite recovered.
   这男孩已彻底恢复健康。
3. I don't quite follow you, sir.
   先生, 对您的意思我没有完全领会。
4. This is a good system but quite expensive.
   这种装置很好,但十分昂贵。
5. It's quite necessary for students to do the eye exercises.
   对学生们来说,做眼保健操是十分必要的。
6. On the face of it, it seems quite reasonable.
   从表面看,这似乎很合理。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Are you quite ready?
   你完全准备好了吗?
2. His English is quite perfect.
   他英语好极了。
3. The news is quite amazing.
   这消息十分惊人。
4. It was quite good, but not perfect.
   它相当不错,但还不完善。
5. She plays quite well.
   她表演得挺不错的。
6. I'm not quite ready—won't be a minute.
   我还没有完全准备好——马上就好。
7. The cinema was not quite full.
   电影院尚未客满。
8. He is quite a skilled worker.
   他确实是个熟练的工人。
9. He is a quite skilled worker.
   他是个相当熟练的工人。
10. “It's unreasonable to expect any improvement at this stage.”“Quite so.”
    “在现阶段,期望任何改进都是不当的。”“的确如此。”
11. I quite like some rock music.
    我很喜欢某些摇滚乐。
12. The building is not yet quite finished.
    房子还未完全盖好。
13. He is quite drunk.
    他确实喝醉了。
14. Our meeting in London was quite by chance.
    我们在伦敦的会面颇为偶然。

经典引文

• Ethelberta would have been disappointed quite.

  出自： T. Hardy

• The place is quite bare and empty.

  出自： J. Buchan

• There were quite eight books in the packet.

  出自： M. de la Roche

• I can quite see why Evvie comes so often.

  出自： A. T. Ellis

常用短语

用作副词 (adv.)

(not) quite the (done) thing

(不)得体(not) that which is considered socially acceptable

quite a〔some〕

〈尤美〉〈常褒〉不寻常的an unusual; an above average

quite a few

相当多a considerable number or amount

quite something

〈非正〉不一般的,异常好的unusual; very good

词汇搭配

• quite a few 相当多
• quite the thing 被认为是正确的东西...
• quite the contrary 适得其反
• not quite the thing 身体不舒服
• quite a 相当 ... 的
• quite the go 非常流行
• quite other 完全不同
• quite something 非同寻常
• quite the cheese 很对头(十分得体)...
• feel quite oneself 沉着
• quite a little 相当多
• quite some 非常多
• You are quite a stranger. 好久不见了
• quite too 非常
• quite a bit 相当多，很多，不止一...
• quite so 正是如此(的确是这样...
• quite the other way 相反的
• quite a number of 相当多的(许多)...
• quite an amount 相当大量的
• quite a character 性格独特的人...

词语用法

1. fairly，quite，rather以及pretty的比较：四个词均属于程度副词。Fairly一般修饰形容词与副词，表示很一般的程度。 quite一般修饰动词和名词，表示的程度要比fairly深一点。 rather一般修饰动词（尤其时感观动词）和名词，表示的程度比quite要更强烈一点，意为“比预期的还要多一些”。 pretty是非正式用语，修饰形容词与副词，表示的程度与rather相当。

   “How was the film?”
   “Fairly good. Not the best one I’ve seen this year.”

   “How was the film？”
   “Quite good. You ought to go.”

   “How was the film?”
   “Rather good. I was surprised.”

   “How’s things?”
   “Pretty good. You OK?”

2. 可以有“quite right”与“all right”的表达方式。“quite right”指的是all right，而“all right”指的是quite right。偶有人会用“quite all right”，但表示的是all quite wrong。不过因该说法不合理，应尽量避免。

adv. (副词)

1. quite可用作加强语气的强势词,意思相当于汉语的“完全,十分”,常与没有比较级的形容词(如correct, unique等)以及表示极度的形容词或副词(如amazing, unbelievable, brilliantly等)连用。
2. quite还可用作减弱语气的词,常与有比较级的形容词、副词连用,以改变这些词的强弱程度,意思是“不完全”,相当于汉语里的“还算,或多或少,差不多”。
3. not quite意为“不完全地”,用来表示很小的差异,一般与没有比较级的形容词(如full, perfect等)连用。
4. quite用来修饰作定语的形容词时,一般置于冠词之前,有时也可放在不定冠词a的后面,但只有当名词前有形容词时才能这样用; 严格地说, quite a用于修饰全句, a quite用于修饰单词。
5. quite还可用作答语,意思是“同意,不错”“对的”,尤其用在英式英语中,此时quite相当于叹词。
6. quite还可以修饰动词、分词及介词短语等。

词义辨析

adv. (副词)

quite, fairly, pretty

• 这组词的共同意思是“相当”。其区别是：
• fairly是这组词中程度最轻的一个,可以理解为“还算,还说得过去”。例如:
• I can see fairly well from here.我从这儿还看得清楚。
• He is a fairly good player.他是个还算不错的运动员。
• quite所表示的程度比fairly稍重,可理解为“十分,相当”。例如:
• The film is quite nice.这部影片相当不错。
• pretty是这组词中程度最强的一个,可理解为“很,相当”,常用于口语。例如:
• Her sister is still pretty sick.她的姐姐仍然病得很重。
• The wind blew pretty hard.风刮得很大。

近反义词

【近义词】

• completely
• entirely
• fairly
• rather