副词与频度副词
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概要
副词用来说明一件事发生的方式、频率、程度、时间或地点。很多副词由形容词加 -ly 构成(quick -> quickly),像 always 和 never 这样的频度副词放在实义动词之前,但放在 be 之后。
规则
副词用来补充说明动词的信息(程度副词则补充说明形容词)。副词有几种常见类型。
1. 方式副词(怎么样?)——通常是形容词加 -ly。
| 形容词 | 副词 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| quick | quickly | She walks quickly. |
| careful | carefully | Drive carefully. |
| slow | slowly | He speaks slowly. |
有些副词不规则,不加 -ly:
| 形容词 | 副词 | 说明 |
|---|---|---|
| good | well | She sings well.(不是 |
| fast | fast | They run fast.(形式相同) |
| hard | hard | He works hard.(形式相同) |
但在系动词——be、look、taste、feel、sound、seem、get——后面,用来描述主语的词是形容词,而不是以 -ly 结尾的副词:This tea tastes good. / You look tired.(见形容词(及形容词的顺序)。)
注意:hardly 是另一个词,意思是几乎不:I hardly know him.(= 我几乎不认识他)。
2. 频度副词(多久一次?)——always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never。 位置:
- 实义动词之前:I always walk to work.
- 动词 be 之后:She is always late.
- 助动词 / have 之后:I have never been there.
100% always > usually > often > sometimes > rarely > never 0%
3. 程度副词(多少?)——very、really、too、quite、a bit。它们放在形容词之前:very good、really happy、too small、quite cold、a bit tired。Too 表示“超出了合适的程度”:This coffee is too hot(= 我喝不下去了)。
4. 时间和地点副词(什么时候?哪里?)——yesterday、today、now、here、there、every day。它们通常放在句子的开头或结尾:I saw her yesterday. / Every day we have lunch at one.
形式与结构
| 类型 | 问题 | 常见位置 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 方式 | 怎么样? | 动词或宾语之后 | He drives slowly. |
| 频率 | 多久一次? | 实义动词之前,be 之后 | She often reads. / He is often busy. |
| 程度 | 多少? | 形容词之前 | It’s very cold. |
| 时间/地点 | 什么时候?哪里? | 开头或结尾 | We go there every day. |
-ly 的拼写:
| 规则 | 例句 |
|---|---|
| 大多数形容词:加 -ly | slow -> slowly, nice -> nicely |
| -y -> -ily | happy -> happily, easy -> easily |
| -le -> -ly | simple -> simply, gentle -> gently |
以 -ly 结尾的副词,比较级用 more:more quickly、more often、more carefully。形式和形容词相同的副词用 -er:fast -> faster、hard -> harder、soon -> sooner。Can you speak more slowly?(见比较级与最高级。)
例句
| English | 说明 |
|---|---|
| Please speak slowly; I don’t understand fast English. | 方式副词:怎么说话。 |
| My brother plays the guitar really well. | 不规则:well 是 good 的副词形式。 |
| I always drink coffee in the morning. | 频度副词放在实义动词之前。 |
| He is never angry with the children. | be 之后,副词紧跟其后。 |
| We have often visited that museum. | 助动词 have 之后。 |
| This box is too heavy for me. | 程度:too = 超出了合适的程度。 |
| The film was very long but quite funny. | 两个程度副词放在形容词前。 |
| She called me yesterday. | 时间副词放在句末。 |
常见错误
- She sings good. -> She sings well.——动作动词后面要用副词 well,而不是形容词 good。
- I drink always tea. -> I always drink tea.——频度副词要放在实义动词之前。
- She always is late. -> She is always late.——搭配 be 时,副词放在它之后。
- He speaks English very fastly. -> He speaks English very fast.——fast 已经是副词了,没有 fastly 这种形式。
- Can you talk more slowlier? -> Can you talk more slowly?——副词的比较级用 more,不用 -er。
学习提示
- 很多副词 = 形容词 + -ly。如果一个词修饰的是动词(表示动作),就要用 -ly 形式:a quick car(形容词)与 drive quickly(副词)。
- 把这一对词牢牢记住:good 是形容词(是什么样的?——The food is good.),well 是副词(她是怎么做的?——She cooks well.)。
- 频度副词的经验法则:“实义动词之前,be 之后。”用 am/is/are 来检验:I am always…、She is never…
- Very 和 too 不是一回事:very hot 只是热;too hot 就有问题了(超出了你想要的程度)。