fairly

/ˈfeəli/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

相当；还算；颇；公平地；公正地

释义与例句

adv. 相当；还算；颇
to some degree, but not very much
  1. The exam was fairly easy, but a few questions were tricky.
    这次考试相当容易，不过有几道题挺刁钻。
  2. It is fairly common for students to feel nervous before a speech.
    学生在演讲前感到紧张是相当常见的。
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  1. She speaks fairly good French after only a year in Paris.
    她在巴黎只待了一年，法语就说得相当不错了。
adv. 公平地；公正地
in a way that is reasonable, just and treats everyone equally
  1. The teacher treats all her students fairly.
    这位老师公平地对待所有学生。
  2. The costs were shared fairly among the neighbours.
    费用由邻居们公平分担。
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  1. He insisted that the competition be judged fairly.
    他坚持比赛要公正评判。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 fairly 有两个常用义：“相当、还算”（语气比 quite 弱）和“公平地”；不要一看到它就只理解为“公平地”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • fair 公平的；相当的；集市
    fair 作形容词表示“公平的”，也可表示“相当大的、尚可的”，如 a fair chance。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • rather 相当；有点儿
    fairly 语气较弱，常修饰褒义或中性的形容词，表示“还算、相当”，如 fairly good；rather 语气更强，常修饰负面或出乎意料的词，如 rather boring。
    The film was rather long and rather boring. 这部电影相当长，也相当无聊。
常见搭配
  • fairly easy 相当容易
    The instructions are fairly easy to follow. 这些说明相当容易照着做。
  • fairly common 相当常见
    This spelling mistake is fairly common among beginners. 这个拼写错误在初学者中相当常见。
  • fairly good 相当好；还不错
    The hotel was fairly good for the price we paid. 就我们付的价格而言，这家酒店还算不错。