副詞的主要功能也是用來修飾,不過與形容詞不同,副詞的修飾對象並非名詞,而是除了名詞之外的另外三種實詞「content words」#即動詞、形容詞及(其他)副詞。副詞的使用範圍比形容詞還廣,上述三種實詞的修飾語之外,副詞有時也被拿來修飾片語、子句或句子,甚至被用來修飾名詞或代名詞。
初級英語用字
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中譯
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寫作替換用字 1
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寫作替換用字 2
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1
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about
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約略
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approximately
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around
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2
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carefully
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謹慎地
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attentively
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thoughtfully
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3
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clearly
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清楚地
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apparently
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obviously
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4
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differently
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不同地、多變地
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separately
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variously
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5
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directly
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直接地
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immediately
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promptly
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6
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early
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提早
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timely
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right away
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7
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equally
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公平地
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fairly
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impartially
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8
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exactly
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確切地
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definitely
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absolutely
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9
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forever
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永久
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constantly
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endlessly
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10
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gently
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溫和地
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mildly
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tenderly
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11
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happily
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快樂地
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agreeably
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lovingly
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12
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honestly
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真誠地
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truly
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naturally
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13
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kindly
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心善地
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politely
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graciously
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14
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lately
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最近地
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newly
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recently
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15
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lightly
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輕微地
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slightly
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casually
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16
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mainly
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主要地
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primarily
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essentially
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17
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never
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從未
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not at all
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at no time
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18
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normally
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正常地
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typically
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ordinarily
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19
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often
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時常
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oftentimes
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regularly
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20
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only
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僅有
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solely
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alone
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21
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partially
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部份地
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somewhat
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moderately
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22
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personally
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私人地
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privately
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subjectively
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23
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possibly
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可能地
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by any means
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perhaps
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24
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quickly
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迅速地
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hurriedly
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instantly
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25
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shortly
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簡短地
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proximately
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briefly
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上列形容詞在本篇中不逐一示範舉例,同學們可以利用線上字典查詢或之前老師提到的牛津英文字典線上版:
http: //www.oxforddictionaries.com/ 來進行自我學習
EXERCISE 請試著將下列句子改寫為「進階寫作句」
1、We spent about two hours in the meeting.
The meeting lasted approximately two hours.
會議開了大約兩小時。
2、Their money is mainly from farming.
Their income is primarily from farming.
他們的收入主要來自農作。們
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