fairly

英 [ˈfeəli]

美 [ˈferli]

adv.  一定地; 相当地; 公平合理地; 公正地; (用以强调)简直，竟然

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1413 / COCA.2157

习惯用语

adv.

fairly and squarelyfairly and squarely

牛津词典

adv.

• 一定地；相当地
  to some extent but not very
  1. a fairly easy book
     一本相当浅易的书
  2. a fairly typical reaction
     相当典型的反应
  3. I know him fairly well, but I wouldn't say we were really close friends.
     我相当了解他，但并不是说我们是真正的密友。
  4. I go jogging fairly regularly.
     我差不多经常练习慢跑。
  5. We'll have to leave fairly soon (= before very long) .
     我们不久得离开。
  6. I'm fairly certain I can do the job.
     我有相当把握能干这项工作。
  7. The report was fairly incomprehensible.
     这份报告相当难懂。
  8. I think you'll find it fairly difficult (= you do not want to say that it is very difficult) .
     我认为你会觉得它相当难。
• 公平合理地；公正地
  in a fair and reasonable way; honestly
  1. He has always treated me very fairly.
     他待我一直很公正。
  2. Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile.
     公平而论，她的态度可以说是怀有敌意。
• （用以强调）简直，竟然
  used to emphasize sth that you are saying
  1. The time fairly raced by.
     时间过得真快。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 相当;还;尚
  Fairlymeans to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is fairly old, you mean that it is old but not very old.
  1. Both ships are fairly new...
     两艘船都还比较新。
  2. We did fairly well but only fairly well.
     我们做得还过得去，但也仅仅是过得去而已。
• ADV (用在形容词和副词前，代替very,表示强调，但比 very 语气弱)有些，有点，还算
  You usefairlyinstead of 'very' to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb without making it sound too forceful.
  1. Were you always fairly bright at school?...
     你在学校一直还算聪明吧？
  2. You've got to be fairly single-minded about it...
     对这事你还得专心一点。
  3. I'll have no income and no home and will need a job fairly badly.
     我快没收入也没地方住了，急需找一份工作。
• ADV (表示强调)在很大程度上，简直
  Fairlyis used to emphasize that something happens to a very great degree or extent.
  1. He fairly flew across the room...
     他简直是飞过了房间。
  2. For him, the place is fairly boiling with humanity...
     对他来说，这个地方充满了人情味。
• ADV-GRADED 简直;几乎可以说
  You usefairlyto suggest that a statement is probably or possibly true, and therefore deserves to be accepted or considered.
  1. It can no doubt be fairly argued that Sir John, whose pay is linked to performance, is entitled to every penny...
     毋庸置疑，既然约翰爵士的薪水是与业绩挂钩的，他的每一分钱都是理所应得的。
  2. After I had read the book I could fairly claim to be an expert.
     读完这本书，我差不多可以说是专家了。
• See also:fair

Fairly,pretty,quite, andrathercan all be used to modify adjectives and adverbs, but are all less strong thanvery.Ratherandprettyare the strongest of these words and are the closest tovery.Pretty, in this sense, is informal. Therefore, if you said to someone, 'Your work is pretty good' or 'Your work is rather good', they would be more likely to be pleased that if you said 'Your work is quite good' or 'Your work is fairly good'. However,ratheris commonly used with words indicating negative qualities.I was feeling rather sad.It is the only one of these words that can be used with comparatives, and withtoo.Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be... He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend.Quiteis slightly stronger thanfairly, and may suggest that something has more of a quality than expected.Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common.
fairly, pretty, quite 和 rather 都可用来修饰形容词和副词，但都没有 very 语气强。rather 与 pretty 是这几个词中语气最强、与 very 最接近的词。pretty 用于此意是非正式的用法，因此如果对某人说 Your work is pretty good (你干得很好)或 Your work is rather good (你干得相当好), 比说 Your work is quite good (你干得很不错)或 Your work is fairly good (你干得还不错), 更让听者感到高兴。但 rather 通常与带有负面意义的词连用，如 I was feeling rather sad (我觉得很难过)。rather 也是这些词中唯一能与比较级和 too 连用的词。如：Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be (全球变暖可能比我们想象的还要严重些)。He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend (他和我的前男友有些亲密过头了)。 quite比 fairly 语气稍强, 表示某物比预料中更具某种品质。如：Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common (这儿没人听说过它，但它实际上很常见)。

英英释义

adv

• to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
  1. pretty big
  2. pretty bad
  3. jolly decent of him
  4. the shoes are priced reasonably
  5. he is fairly clever with computers
  Synonym:reasonablymoderatelyprettyjollysomewhatmiddlingpassably
• without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
  1. deal fairly with one another
  Synonym:fairevenhandedly
• in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
  1. they played fairly
  Synonym:fairclean

双语例句

• I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here
  我生命中相当长的一段时光是在这里度过的。
• Rainfall has been fairly well-distributed this year.
  今年的雨水很均匀。
• Even if you are on a fairly strict diet you can still go out for a good meal.
  即使是在严格地节食，也可以出去吃顿好的。
• I'll have no income and no home and will need a job fairly badly.
  我快没收入也没地方住了，急需找一份工作。
• She's not feminist with a capital F but she's fairly controversial.
  她不是个真正意义上的女权主义者，但却是个颇具争议的人物。
• It is only fairly recently that historians have begun to investigate the question
  只是到最近历史学家才开始探究这个问题。
• We've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment
  眼下汇率对我们不利。
• It can no doubt be fairly argued that Sir John, whose pay is linked to performance, is entitled to every penny
  毋庸置疑，既然约翰爵士的薪水是与业绩挂钩的，他的每一分钱都是理所应得的。
• Both ships are fairly new
  两艘船都还比较新。
• Statistical analysis is a means of arriving at a fairly reliable forecast.
  统计分析是一种相当可靠的预测方法。