副词rather的基本用法
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副词
rather
的基本用法
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■修饰原级形容词或副词。是一个
表达程度的副词，作用相当于
fairly
，
< br>quite
，
pretty
，<
/p>
very
，
too
等，在语气上，
rather
相当于
pretty
，比
fairly
，
quite
重，比
very
轻。
You have done very
well.
She was thin and rather tall, in
her middle thirties.
■
rather
通常可以置于定冠词之后，不定冠词之前或之后去修饰某个形容词。
the rather surprising result
I had rather a hard time.
I
think that would be a rather nice excuse.
■
rather
可以修饰形容词或副词的比较级形式。
His wife is rather older than he is.
That is rather more than I wanted to
pay.
■
rather
经常与<
/p>
too
连用，构成
rather
too
，相当于
much
too
，
far
too
等，修饰原级形容词或副
词。
I think we have invited rather too
many people.
■
rather
还可以修饰名词、动词、介词、分词等。
It is rather a pity.
$$
500 is rather a lot to pay
for a dress, isn
′
t it?
That is rather the impression I wanted
to give.
It is rather a good idea.
※无论有没有形容词，
rather
均可放在名词之前。它一般放在冠词前面，但如果有形容词，也可以放
在冠词后面。
It rather surprised me.
We were rather hoping that you could
stay for supper.
※修饰动词时意为“有点，在某种程度上”
。
It is rather like
a potato.
He was rather pleased when he
won the Nobel Prize.
■
fairly
与
rather
用法辨异
◎
rather
在语气上比
fairly
更强烈。
This is a fairly easy
book.
这本书还算浅易。
This is a rather easy book.
这本书太容易了。
◎
fairly
通常修饰说明容易被人接受的一面；
ra
ther
多修饰说明不易被人所接受的一面。
This physics problem is fairly easy.
This physics problem is rather
difficult.
It is fairly warm today.
It was rather cold yesterday.
◎
rather
可以与
too
连用，相当于
much
too
，
far
too
等，或修饰形容词以及副词比较级，
fairly<
/p>
则
不能。
This car is rather larger than he
wants.
It was rather / much / far too
easy.
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