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英语巾兼有两甜形式帕副词含义辨析 

王晓杰杜淑萍 

英语中有些副词有两种形式,即一个副词形式与形容词同形,另 

副词由该形容词加后缀一ly构成。这两种形式的副词意义有些相 

同或相似,有些略有不同,有的则相差甚远。现将英语中一些兼有两 

种形式的副词归纳如下,并简要分析其含义上的异同点。 

1.clean:完全地,彻底地;cleanly:利落地,容易地 

The bullet went clean through his shoulder.子弹穿透了他的肩。 

Sorry,I clean(一completely)forgot your birthday.对不起,我 

把你的生日忘得一干二净。 

He caught the ball cleanly.他利落地接住了那个球。 

This knife doesn’t cut cleanly through the meat.这把刀切肉 

不利落。 

2.clear:完全地,径直地;清楚地,清晰地(后一层意思与clearly 

意思相同,但有修饰语时则只能用clearly。)clearly:清楚地,显然地, 

无疑地 

We can see clear to the mountain on a day like this.像这样的 

天气我们能一直望到那座山。 

He spoke loud(1y)and clear(1y).他讲话声音响亮而清晰。 

He spoke SO clearly that I could hear every word.他讲话非常 

清晰,所以我能听清楚每个词。 

Clearly,the situation is more complicated than we first 

thought.很显然,局势比我们当初预料的更为复杂。 

That clearly cannot be true.显然那不是真的。 

3.pretty:相当,非常,几乎,差不多;prettily:漂亮地,可爱地,迷 

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She seemed pretty satisfied with the result.她对结果似乎相当 

满意。 

It’S pretty hard to see how we’11 manage.很难想象我们将如 

何应付。 

It’S pretty well impossible to travel over these mountains in 

winter.在冬天爬过这些山几乎是不可能的。 

She smiled prettily as she accepted the flowers.她接受鲜花时 

一 

笑得真迷人。 

She decorated the room very prettily.她把房间装饰得很漂亮。 

4.most:最,非常;mostly:大部分,主要地;通常 

What annoyed him most was the way she wouldn’t even listen 

to his reasons.最使他恼怒的是,她甚至不愿意听一听他的理由。 

1 was most surprised to hear of your engagement.听到你订婚 

的消息我大为惊讶。 

The men at the party were mostly fairly young.宴会上的男人 

多数相当年轻。 

Mostly,they will do it by themselves.他们通常会自己动手做 

这事的。 

5.1ate:迟,晚;lately:近来,最近 

The stores open late on Thursdays.这几家店星期四开门晚。 

The mail was delivered late today.今天邮件送得迟了。 

I’ve been feeling ill just lately.最近我感觉身体不适。 

We’ve been doing a 1ot of gardening lately.近来我们做了很多 

园艺工作。 

6.clsoe:临近地,不远;closely:仔细地,严密地,密切地 

Ships can anchor close to the shore there.船可以在离海岸不远 

处下锚。 

James heard footsteps close behind hirm詹姆斯听到身后有脚 

步声。 

The policeman examined his room closely.警察仔细搜查了他 

的房间。 

The two events are closely connected.这两件事有密切联系。 

7.short:突然地;shortly:不久,很快,立刻 

He stopped short when he heard his name called.他听到有人 

叫他,就当即停了下来。 

Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the highway.这辆汽 

车突然停住,造成公路上多辆汽车相撞。 

Ms Jones will be back shortly.琼斯女士很快就会回来。 

The accident happened shortly before midday.事故是在正午前 

不久发生的。 

8.sharp:整,准时地;sharply:急剧地,突然地 

We,re meeting at 10 O’clock sharp.我们将在10点整会面。 

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I arrived sharp on the agreed time of seven in the evening.我按 

约定时间晚上7点准时到达。 

Prices have risen sharply over the last few months.在过去几个 

月里价格急剧上涨。 

She heard a noise behind her 

到背后有声音,便迅速转过身来。 and turned around sharply.她听 

9.dead:完全地,直接地;deadly:非常地,极端地 

Ben’S dead against coming with US..本坚决不肯和我们同去。 

I stared dead ahead at the doorway.我直盯着前面的门口看。 

I’m deadly serious;this isn’t a game!我是非常认真的,这不是 

游戏! 

The movie was deadly dul1.那部电影乏味极了。 

10.deep:(空间上)深深地,(时间上)很晚地;deeply:深深地;非 

常地 

We had to dig deeper to find water.我们不得不再挖深些才找到水。 

The gold lies deep in the earth.黄金埋藏于地下深处。 

He went on studying deep into the night.他继续学习到深夜。 

I WKS deeply moved hy the song.我被这首歌深深打动了。 

These traditions were deeply rooted in local customs.这些传统 

深深地扎根于当地风俗之中。 

The student was deeply interested in the experiment.这名学生 

对这项实验非常感兴趣。 

11.easy:轻易,慢慢(用于某些固定搭配);easily:容易地,无疑 

地,可能地 

Just take it easy and tell US what happened.别急,告诉我们发 

生了什么事。 

Go easy on that whiskey if you’re driving.如果你要开车,少喝 

点威士忌。 

Easier said than done.说来容易做来难。 

Easy come,easy go. 

来得容易去得快。(尤指钱财) 

I’l1 be able tO finish 

that easily by tonight.今晚我就能把它轻 

松完成。 

It’S easily the best film I’ve 

seen this year.这无疑是我今年所 

看过的最精彩的电影。 

That could easily be the answer we’re looking for.那可能就是 

我们正在寻找的答案。 

12.direct:中途不停地,径直地,直接;directly:直接,立即,马上 

Can we fly direct to Chicago,or do we stop in Salt Lake City 

first?我们能否直飞芝加哥,还是先在盐湖城停一下? 

Esther decided to contact the manager direct.艾斯特决定直接 

和经理联系。 

I’11 see you directly after lunch.我午饭后立即去看你。 

He should be here directly,if you don’t mind waiting.如果你 

不介意等一会儿,他应该很快就会到的。 

13.fine:很好;finely:优雅地,精确地 

The technician has been to fix it and it works fine nOW.技术员 

已经来修过了,现在它运转得很好。 

That suits me fine.那对我很合适。 

She had an oval—shaped face with finely formed features.她有 

张眉清目秀的鸭蛋脸。 

These instruments are very finely tuned.这些仪器都调得十分 

精确。 

14.just:正好,仅仅,刚才;justly:公平地,合理地 

It is iust what 1 wanted.那正是我想要的。 

It’11 iust take a few minutes.这只需花几分钟。 

John’S just told me that he’S getting married.约翰刚刚告诉我 

他要结婚了。 

These men are criminals,but they must be dealt with j ustly. 

这些人虽然是罪犯,但必须得到公正对待。 

You can be justly proud of your achievement.你有理由为自己 

的成就而自豪。 

15.high:(离地面)高高地;highly:高水平地,高度地 

Jack threw the ball high into the air.杰克将球高高抛向天空。 

We Iooked high and lOW for Mary but couldn’t find her.我们 

到处寻找玛丽,但没有找到她。 

You’ve kept the family together.I think you can hold your 

head high.你使一家人团结起来,我认为你应该为此感到自豪。 

She is a highly educated woman.她是个受过高等教育的女性。 

It w矗s highly confidentia1.这属于高度机密。一 

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