职称英语《综合类》2015年考试同义词组辨析(5)
<p> 10.<span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>，<span word="probably">probably</span>，<span word="maybe">maybe</span>三者均作副词，在意思上均表示或许、大概，用法上稍有差异。<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span>与 <span word="maybe">maybe</span>属普通用语，前者常见于英式英语，或者多见于美式英语。<span word="Probably">Probably</span>稍正式，所表示的可能性比<span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>和<span word="maybe">maybe</span>大，常译为也许：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> 40.他大概有40岁。 <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.其他星球上很可能存在着某种生命，但我们还不知道。</p><p> 11.<span word="quite">quite</span>，<span word="very">very</span>两者均可用来表示很、非常、全然等意义。<span word="Quite">Quite</span>表示完全之意常用于正式问题：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="murmured">murmured</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>.他低语了些什么，她没有完全听到。而<span word="very">very</span>表示完全之意时常与形容词最高级或类似意味的词连用：<span word="Shes">Shes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>.<span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span>.她是我曾遇到的最糟糕的厨师。<span word="Expenses">Expenses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="minimun">minimun</span>.费用已被降到最低。表示很、非常之意时，<span word="quite">quite</span>在程度上不及<span word="very">very</span>强：<span word="She">She</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="him">him</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="hiim">hiim</span>。她颇喜欢他，但还不到要嫁给他的程度。另外，<span word="quite">quite</span>除了可以和<span word="very">very</span>一样修饰形容词或副词外，还可以直接修饰动词：<span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="supper">supper</span>.到吃饭时，她已完全恢复了。<span word="very">very</span>要修饰动词，通常需借助<span word="much">much</span>，构成<span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>。</p><p> </p>
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