程度副词是指用来修饰动词、形容词或其他副词的词,表示程度的高低。在英语中,常见的程度副词有: very, extremely, quite, extremely, highly, totally, utterly, completely, fully, utterly, wholly等。这些词都是来自于古英语和拉丁语。
例如:
The coffee was extremely hot. (咖啡非常烫)
He is quite tall. (他非常高)
She played the piano beautifully. (她弹得非常好)
He is totally exhausted. (他完全疲倦了)
程度副词可用来修饰动词、形容词或其他副词,但是它们的位置和用法有一定的差别。比如very和extremely可以放在形容词或副词前面,而quite只能放在形容词前面。