副詞的主要功能也是用來修飾，不過與形容詞不同，副詞的修飾對象並非名詞，而是除了名詞之外的另外三種實詞「content words」＃即動詞、形容詞及（其他）副詞。副詞的使用範圍比形容詞還廣，上述三種實詞的修飾語之外，副詞有時也被拿來修飾片語、子句或句子，甚至被用來修飾名詞或代名詞。
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初級英語用字 |
中譯 |
寫作替換用字 1 |
寫作替換用字 2 |
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1 |
about |
約略 |
approximately |
around |
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2 |
carefully |
謹慎地 |
attentively |
thoughtfully |
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3 |
clearly |
清楚地 |
apparently |
obviously |
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4 |
differently |
不同地、多變地 |
separately |
variously |
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5 |
directly |
直接地 |
immediately |
promptly |
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6 |
early |
提早 |
timely |
right away |
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7 |
equally |
公平地 |
fairly |
impartially |
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8 |
exactly |
確切地 |
definitely |
absolutely |
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9 |
forever |
永久 |
constantly |
endlessly |
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10 |
gently |
溫和地 |
mildly |
tenderly |
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11 |
happily |
快樂地 |
agreeably |
lovingly |
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12 |
honestly |
真誠地 |
truly |
naturally |
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13 |
kindly |
心善地 |
politely |
graciously |
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14 |
lately |
最近地 |
newly |
recently |
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15 |
lightly |
輕微地 |
slightly |
casually |
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16 |
mainly |
主要地 |
primarily |
essentially |
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17 |
never |
從未 |
not at all |
at no time |
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18 |
normally |
正常地 |
typically |
ordinarily |
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19 |
often |
時常 |
oftentimes |
regularly |
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20 |
only |
僅有 |
solely |
alone |
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21 |
partially |
部份地 |
somewhat |
moderately |
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22 |
personally |
私人地 |
privately |
subjectively |
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23 |
possibly |
可能地 |
by any means |
perhaps |
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24 |
quickly |
迅速地 |
hurriedly |
instantly |
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25 |
shortly |
簡短地 |
proximately |
briefly |
上列形容詞在本篇中不逐一示範舉例，同學們可以利用線上字典查詢或之前老師提到的牛津英文字典線上版：
http: //www.oxforddictionaries.com/ 來進行自我學習
EXERCISE 請試著將下列句子改寫為「進階寫作句」
1、We spent about two hours in the meeting.
The meeting lasted approximately two hours.
會議開了大約兩小時。
2、Their money is mainly from farming.
Their income is primarily from farming.
他們的收入主要來自農作。們
※同學可以反黑空白處即可看到答案及中譯解釋
