有關very修飾的兩點說明

先請看兩道題：

a. His work is __________ perfect in every way.

b. He is a __________ complete stranger to me.

A. very, very         B. ×，×            C. ×，very          D. very, ×

此題應選B。其余幾項都可能被誤選。在英語中，有些形容詞和副詞，從詞義上看，由于它已含有“極”、“最”這樣的極限意義，所以它們習慣上不再用very修飾，也通常沒有比較等級。常見的這類詞語有：

1. 形容詞：total, complete, perfect, entire, utter, absolute, extreme 等。

他是個十足的大傻瓜。

正：He is a complete fool.

誤：He is a very complete fool.

他是位十分優秀的老師。

正：He is a perfect teacher.

正：He is a very good teacher.

誤：He is a very perfect teacher.

他是一位比你更優秀的老師。

正：He is a better teacher than you.

誤：He is a more perfect teacher than you.

2. 副詞：perfectly, completely, entirely, extremely, utterly, absolutely, totally等。

他的工作干得十分出色。

正：He did his work perfectly.

正：He did his work very well.

誤：He did his work very perfectly.