| 单词 | fairly |
| 释义 | 🔑 fair·lyBrE /ˈfeəli/ NAmE /ˈferli/ adverb 🔑 (before adjectives and adverbs 用于形容词和副词前) to some extent but not very 一定地；相当地◆ a fairly easy book 一本相当浅易的书◆ a fairly typical reaction 相当典型的反应◆ I know him fairly well , but I wouldn't say we were really close friends . 我相当了解他，但并不是说我们是真正的密友。◆ I go jogging fairly regularly . 我基本上经常慢跑锻炼。◆ We'll have to leave fairly soon (= before very long ). 我们不久得离开。◆ I'm fairly certain I can do the job . 我有相当把握能干这项工作。◆ The report was fairly incomprehensible . 这份报告相当难懂。◆ I think you'll find it fairly difficult (= you do not want to say that it is very difficult ). 我认为你会觉得它相当难。quite / fairly / rather / prettyLook at these examples.看下列例句：◆The exam was fairly difficult.这场考试颇难。◆The exam was quite difficult.这场考试相当难。◆The exam was rather difficult.这场考试十分难。Quite is a little stronger than fairly, and rather is a little stronger than quite. Rather is not very common in NAmE ; pretty has the same meaning and this is used in informal BrE too. * quite 比 fairly 语气稍强，而 rather 又比 quite 语气稍强。在美式英语中，rather 不太常用。pretty 与 rather 含义相同，也用于非正式英式英语：◆The exam was pretty difficult.这场考试十分难。In BrE quite has two meanings.在英式英语中，quite 含义有二：◆I feel quite tired today(= fairly tired).今天我感到相当累。With adjectives that describe an extreme state ('non-gradable' adjectives) it means 'completely' or 'absolutely'.与表示极端状态的形容词（即非级差形容词）连用，意为完全地、绝对地：◆I feel quite exhausted.我感到筋疲力尽。With some adjectives, both meanings are possible. The speaker's stress and intonation will show you which is meant.与某些形容词连用，两种含义均有可能，究竟属于哪一种由说话者的重音和语调决定：◆Your essay is ˈquite good(= fairly good—it could be better).你的文章还不错（挺好，不过可以更好）；◆Your essay is quite ˈgood(= very good, especially when this is unexpected).你的文章简直太好了（非常好，尤指出乎意料）。In NAmE quite usually means something like 'very', not 'fairly' or 'rather'. Pretty is used instead for this sense.在美式英语中，quite 通常为 very 之义，而非 fairly 或 rather。表示后一种意思用 pretty。🔑 in a fair and reasonable way ; honestly 公平合理地；公正地◆ He has always treated me very fairly . 他待我一直很公正。◆ Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile . 公平而论，她的态度可以说是怀有敌意。(old-fashioned ) used to emphasize sth that you are saying （用以强调）简直，竟然◆ The time fairly raced by . 时间过得真快。 ● fairly and squarely = fair and square |
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