rather在什么时候可以加形容词的比较级?

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rather在什么时候可以加形容词的比较级?

rather
一般用来表示消极的含意.
(1)可与too连用.
(2)可与形容词或副词比较级连用.
(3)可与动词连用.
quite 通常侧重主观看法,意为“完全地,几乎”,用于某些动词之前.
This test is rather too difficult for me and rather too easy for you.
这次考试对我来说相当难,而对你来说相当容易.
The weather was rather worse than I had expected.
天气比我所预料的更糟糕.
I rather want to see this film.我很想去看电影.
I don't quite agree with you.
我并不完全同意你的意见.
对比:This is a fairly easy book.
这是一本相当浅显的书.(指容易而适当.)
This is a rather easy book.
这本书过于浅显.(指过分容易而不适当.)
前者表示肯定或赞许,后者表示否定或不以为然.
习惯用语:would rather …than…(宁愿……而不……),would rather not…(宁愿不……)
\x09rather\x09quite \x09fairly\x09examples
程度强弱\x09最强\x09其次\x09最弱\x09The book was fairly good.“勉强可读”之义.
The book was quite good.“值得一读”之义.
The book was rather good.胜过许多书籍
所修饰词\x09adj.adv.n.v.(贬义)\x09adj.adv.n.v.–ing (非常,相当)\x09adj.adv.n.(褒义)\x09fairly cool天气凉爽(相对而言),rather cold 天气颇冷(有贬义)
Tom is rather lazy,while John is fairly diligent.
I rather hate this job.(v.)
He’s rather a fool to do such a thing.(n.)
与其他词连用\x09rather a stupid boy = a rather a stupid boy; 与too和比较极连用\x09a fairly interesting book\x09\x09The book is rather too easy.太容易了
That car is rather larger than I wants.
其他意义\x09\x09quite a few = many; quite a little = much
补充1\x09公正地,公平地\x09Teachers should treat students fairly.
Pretty和rather差不多,大多数情况下都用于非正式文体.在书面英语中不常用.例如:You’ve done pretty well.你做得相当好.
I feel pretty tired.我感到相当疲倦.
补充1: 一般来说,quite用于full / perfect/enough/impossible/等绝对形容词或副词之前表示“十分,完全”.quite用于big/long/well/good/warm/等等级形容词或副词之前表示“相当;颇”.