| 短语 | Rather! |
| 释义 | Rather! BrE spoken old-fashionedused to agree with someone当然！ 的确！ CHOICE rather, fairly, quite, pretty: Rather, fairly, quite and pretty are all used to say that something is true to some degree, but not completely or extremely. rather，fairly，quite 和 pretty 都指某事在某种程度上是真实的，但不完全真实:•She's rather shy.她有点害羞。•You should find the test fairly easy.你应该觉得测验相当容易。•It took quite a long time (NOT a quite long time).这事花了很长时间。•His English is pretty good.他的英语相当不错。Rather is fairly formal but can be used in spoken English, especially British English. In American English it is more usual to use pretty . In both American and British English, pretty is more usual in speech than in writing. rather 有点正式，但可用于口语，尤其是在英国英语里。 在美国英语中更常用 pretty。 在美国英语和英国英语中 pretty 在口语中用得均比书面语中多。 Quite can also be used in front of an adjective or adverb, and in British English a verb, to mean 'completely'.This is a fairly formal use. quite 也可用于形容词或副词前，在英国英语中也用于动词前，指“完全地”。 这是相当正式的用法:•You are quite wrong.你完全错了。•I quite understand your feelings.我完全理解你的感受。 |
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