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兩者均可表示“高”,但high通常表示具體的高,且主要修飾動(dòng)詞;highly 主要表示很高的程度(意為“高度地”、“非常地”),除修飾動(dòng)詞(如 speak, praise, think of等)外,還通常用于修飾分詞或形容詞(尤其是那些由動(dòng)詞派生而來(lái)的形容詞, 有時(shí)相當(dāng)于 very much)。如:
He climbed high. 他爬得很高。
He speaks very highly of you. 他十分贊賞你。
His report is highly scientific. 他的報(bào)告是很科學(xué)的。
She is a highly educated woman. 她是受過(guò)很高教育的女人。
The Chinese ate a highly civilized people. 中國(guó)人是有高度文明的人。
At this news they were highly indignant. 聽(tīng)了這消息他們非常憤怒。
The diesel engine is highly efficient. 這臺(tái)柴油機(jī)效率很高。
It was highly confidential. 這是高度機(jī)密的。
It’s highly likely that he will succeed. 很可能他會(huì)成功。
They thought very highly of him. 他們對(duì)他評(píng)價(jià)很高。
A news commentator should be a highly literate man. 新聞評(píng)論員應(yīng)當(dāng)是受過(guò)良好教育的人。
The industry of France was not yet highly developed. 那時(shí)法國(guó)的工業(yè)尚未高度發(fā)展。
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a highly imaginative poem. “古舟子詠”是一首非常富有想像力的詩(shī)。(from www.nmet168.com)
【注】在用連字符構(gòu)成的復(fù)合形容詞中,通常要用 high。如:high-priced 高價(jià)的
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