Question

fairly，quite，rather和very的区别

Answer 1

　　fairly, quite, rather, very “很”、“十分”、“相当”
　　1、语气由弱到强
　　2、quite可修饰无比较级的adj. / adv.
　　（如：right, mistaken, dead, possible等）
　　It is quite impossible to start at once.
　　3、rather可跟比较级和与too连用。
　　It’s rather warmer.
　　She was rather too late.
4、rather与quite可修饰动词或放在名词前。
I rather like her.
I quite agree with you.
It’s rather a pity.
He gave us quite a surprise. She is quite a beauty.
5、very可修饰最高级或与first, last, own 等连用。
She has the very best quality.
It’s six o’clock at the very latest. He is the very first man to arrive.
This is the very last drop.
6、very可与sorry, glad或much等连用。
I am very sorry to hear the news.
Thank you very much.
7、fairly修饰动词时表示“公正地，公平地”。
You must treat her fairly.
8、very修饰名词时是形容词，意思是“正是的”，“恰好的”。
This is the very thing I want.
9、rather可放在不定冠词之前或之后，但必须放在定冠词the 之后。fairly，very放在冠词之后。quite放在冠词之前。
He is rather a tall boy .= He is a rather tall boy. He is the rather tall boy.
This is a fairly easy book.
She is quite a good player.
He is the very man I’m looking for.
10、quite可与another, a few, a lot of 等连用。
That’s quite another story.
There are quite a few people in the hall.
11、quite与very修饰形容词时，quite侧重主观看法，而very侧重客观叙述。
I think the room is quite clean.
It’s very cold today.
12、rather, quite, very可修饰褒义、贬义和中性词，fairly一般修饰褒义和中性词.