定义
(he's) quite (handsome): (他)非常(帅)
注意:"quite"可同时表示"非常"和"相当",这取决于上下文:
I am quite fond of her. 我非常喜欢她。
She is quite smart. 她相当聪明。
There are quite a few customers complaining. 有不少客户提出投诉。
Those figures don't seem quite right. 这些数据并不完全正确。
There are not quite as many guests as there were last time. 这一次的客人没有上一次的多。
(-What a beautiful day!) -Quite!: (-多么美好的一天!) -是啊!
Pronunciation examples
UK: These strawberries are quite tasty.
US: Yes, they are quite tasty. And not quite as expensive as the last batch.
- "Park Ranger : Yes, quite."
- "Susie : Oh, that's quite interesting."
- "I believe he said that Delavigne was "quite content without our sales"."
- "The fog greatly obscured visibility and quite frankly, it's a miracle we arrived safely."
- "Bruno : Yes, it is quite an honor, much more prestigious than Perfume Fest in Utah."
- "Brian : Yes, quite!"
- "But again, it seemed like we weren't quite on the same wavelength."
- "-It's quite alright."
- "I quite like this smell."
- "God : Hmm, this is quite strange."