quite

/kwaɪt/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

相当；颇；完全；非常

释义与例句

adv. 相当；颇
to a fairly large degree, but not completely
  1. The film was quite good, but I would not watch it again.
    这部电影相当不错，但我不会再看一遍。
  2. She speaks French quite well.
    她法语讲得相当好。
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  1. We were quite surprised by the result.
    我们对这个结果颇感意外。
adv. 完全；非常
completely or very much, especially before words that do not have degrees
  1. The task is quite impossible without proper tools.
    没有合适的工具，这项任务根本不可能完成。
  2. I'm quite certain that I locked the door.
    我完全确定自己锁了门。
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  1. His recovery was quite remarkable.
    他的康复非常惊人。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • rather 相当；颇
    quite 和 rather 都可修饰可分等级的形容词；rather 更常用于负面评价或超出预期的情况，quite 通常较中性，也可表示赞赏。
    The test was rather difficult. 这次考试相当难。
  • completely 完全地
    quite 修饰 right、impossible 等不可分等级的词时接近 completely；但修饰 good、tired 等可分等级的词时通常表示“相当”，并非“完全”。
    The two accounts are completely different. 这两种说法完全不同。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • quiet 安静的；宁静
    quite 是副词，读 /kwaɪt/；quiet 是形容词或名词，读 /ˈkwaɪət/。两词含义、词性和发音均不同。
    Please keep the children quiet. 请让孩子们保持安静。
常见搭配
  • quite a 相当……的；不寻常的
    It was quite a surprise to see her there. 在那里见到她真是个不小的惊喜。
  • quite often 相当经常
    We quite often eat out on Fridays. 我们星期五经常出去吃饭。
  • not quite 不完全；不完全是
    The box is not quite big enough for all the books. 这个箱子装所有这些书还稍微小了点。