前置限定词
前置限定词一般会接不定冠词 + 形容词 + 名词,表达对名词的看法。such 和 what 都会表达出惊喜或其他情感。
举例
- What a lovely day!
- She's such a beautiful woman.
- You can't imagine what an incredible meal I just ate.
- I've had such a good time today!
rather 和 quite 均为评论性字词,对修饰名词的形容词表达某特性的程度。两者表达的可能是失望丶喜悦等情感,这要视形容词而定。在英式英语中,rather 被用作前置限定词。而在美式英语中,rather 仅被用作副词。以下的例句均属于英式英语。
举例
- It was quite a nice day.
- He's had quite a bad accident.
- It's rather a small car.
- I've just met rather a nice man.