① very和quite都可用作副詞,作“很,非常,十分”解,用法基本相同。參見上文。
It is very/quite cold today. 今天很冷。
The room is very/quite cozy. 這房間很舒適。
It will take a very long time. 這將要用很長時間。
It will take quite a long time.
② quite可修飾行為動詞,而very則不可。
The baby has quite recovered. 嬰兒已完全恢復健康。
I quite agree with you. 我完全同意你的意見。
She did not quite know how to begin. 她不大知道怎樣開始。
③ quite可同another,the same,the thing 連用,而very則不可。
That's quite another story. 那完全是另一回事。
They are quite the same. 他們完全相同。
④ 在某些說法中只能用quite,不用very。
Quite so. 完全是這樣。
Is it quite so?完全是這樣嗎?
She is quite a scholar. 她完全是個學者。
That's quite all right. 那很好。
⑤ very可用于加強語氣,同first,last,own 以及某些形容詞最高級連用,而quite則不可。
It is the very last drop. 這是最后一滴了。
That is the very last thing I expected. 這完全出乎我意料。
Take care of your very own things. 管好自己的事情吧。
He is the very worst cook. 他是最差的廚師。