英语副词fairly,quite,rather,very和much(以下简称五副词)因含义复杂、用法各异而令初学者常感困惑,本文仅就它们作为程度副词的用法进行比较分析.一、修饰形容词、副词原级的用法.五副词中除much外,其余四个词都可以修饰多数形容词、副词的原级,分别有“或多或少”、“几近”、“相当”、和“非常”之义.但程度上有差异.其程度差别如下图所示: The English adverbs simply, quite, radical, very and much (hereinafter referred to as the five-adverbs) are often confused by beginners because of their complicated meanings and different usages. This article only compares and analyzes their use as degree adverbs. First, to modify adjectives, The use of adverbs at the original level. In addition to much of the five adverbs, the remaining four words can modify the original levels of most adjectives and adverbs. They are “more or less”, “near”, “equivalent”, and “very”. There is a difference in the degree. The degree difference is shown in the figure below: