quite
/ˈkwaɪt/KK
1.
相當；頗為
極常用
表示程度頗高，但通常未達到非常或極端的程度
用法：通常置於形容詞或副詞之前，例如表示某件事相當容易或某人相當快
quite quickly
quite easy
quite difficult
quite interesting
The homework was quite easy, so I finished it before dinner.
作業相當簡單，所以我在晚餐前就完成了。
常見錯誤
I am quite agree with you.
I quite agree with you.
She runs quite fastly.
She runs quite fast.
It is quite a difficult question.
It is quite a difficult question.
The movie is quite bored.
The movie is quite boring.
相關字詞
very 近義
rather 近義
fairly 近義
學習提示
・在美式英語中，quite 常表示「相當」；在英式英語中，搭配某些形容詞時也可能表示「完全」。
・quite a／an 加上形容詞和名詞是常見結構，例如「相當令人驚訝的消息」。
・quite 通常放在它所修飾的形容詞、副詞或主要動詞前面。