英文副詞裡主要有四功能，通常用來修飾形容詞(very tall)、動詞(walk slowly)、副詞(very well)和句子(Actually,I can.)。而副詞裡主要又能分這六大類型：情狀副詞、地方副詞、時間副詞、頻率副詞、句子副詞、程度副詞！本文我們將介紹「程度副詞」的使用，透過6組程度副詞來加強語句的呈現效果。
1. Much, Way, Far, a lot｜多
●Much better！好多了！ 也可以說 =>That's way better！●Her performance is far better than her peers. 她的表現比同輩好多了。●That's much more expensive. 貴多了。也可以說 =>That's a lot more expensive. ●Things are far more complicated than I expected. 事情遠比我想的複雜。
這些程度副詞都是可以互換的。
2. a bit, a little, slightly｜有點，一些
●We arrived a bit earlier. 我們稍微早到了點。●Anna is a little more experienced than the others. Anna比其他人有經驗一些。
3. Even｜甚至
●A：I know we are supposed to have burgers, but would you like to have hotpot instead?B：Even better!A：我知道我們本來要吃漢堡，但你想不想改成吃火鍋？B：那更好！● His brother is even funnier. 他哥哥比他更好笑。
這幾個程度副詞要搭配最高級
4. by far｜絕對
●These are by far the most delicious beef noodles in Taiwan. 這絕對是台灣最好吃的牛肉麵。●He is by far the smartest person I've ever met. 他絕對是我認識的人裏最聰明的。
5. nearly｜幾乎
●We're working on nearly the toughest project ever at this time. 我們正在進行幾乎是近年來最困難的專案。 ●That's nearly the most ridiculous news I've heard this year. 這幾乎是我今年聽過最荒謬的消息。
6. very
The least 是最少的，at the very least更加強語氣，是最起碼…
●You should send a thank you card to her at the very least. 你最起碼要送張感謝卡給她。
同樣的，the very best也有加強效果，強調「最最最好的」。
●I believe that he is the very best candidate. 我相信他就是不二人選。●I believe that he is your very best candidate. 我相信他是你的不二人選。
所有格搭配最高級的時候，最高級前不需要加the。 （相關報導： 要去做瑜珈英文用go、play還是do？一張表簡單搞懂各式運動的正確用法！ ｜ 更多文章 ）
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