fairly
- adv.相当地;(用以强调)简直，竟然;公正地;公平合理地;一定地
最高级： most fairly 比较级： more fairly
fair adj.公正的 + -ly ...地
fairlyadv.
一定地；相当地
to some extent but not very
a fairly easy book
一本相当浅易的书
a fairly typical reaction
相当典型的反应
I know him fairly well, but I wouldn't say we were really close friends.
我相当了解他，但并不是说我们是真正的密友。
I go jogging fairly regularly.
我差不多经常练习慢跑。
We'll have to leave fairly soon (= before very long) .
我们不久得离开。
I'm fairly certain I can do the job.
我有相当把握能干这项工作。
The report was fairly incomprehensible.
这份报告相当难懂。
I think you'll find it fairly difficult (= you do not want to say that it is very difficult) .
我认为你会觉得它相当难。
公平合理地；公正地
in a fair and reasonable way; honestly
He has always treated me very fairly.
他待我一直很公正。
Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile.
公平而论，她的态度可以说是怀有敌意。
（用以强调）简直，竟然
used to emphasize sth that you are saying
The time fairly raced by.
时间过得真快。
Look at these examples.看下列例句：
The exam was fairly difficult.
这场考试相当难。
The exam was quite difficult.
这场考试相当难。
The exam was rather difficult.
这场考试十分难。
Quite is a little stronger than fairly and rather is a little stronger than quite . Rather is not very common in NAmE ; pretty has the same meaning and this is used in informal BrE too.quite比fairly词义稍强，而rather又比quite词义稍强。在北美英语中，rather不很通用。pretty与上述词含义相同，也用于非正式英国英语：
The exam was pretty difficult.
这场考试相当难。
In BrE quite has two meanings.你的文章简直太好了（非常好，尤指没预料到）。
I feel quite tired today
I feel quite exhausted.
我感到筋疲力尽。
Your essay is quite good
Your essay is quite good
In NAmE quite usually means something like ‘very’, not ‘fairly’ or ‘rather’. Pretty is used instead for this sense.在北美英语中，quite通常含very之意，而非fairly或rather。表示后一种意思用pretty。
fairly
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ADV 相当;还;尚
Fairly means to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is fairly old, you mean that it is old but not very old.Both ships are fairly new...
两艘船都还比较新。
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ADV (用在形容词和副词前，代替very,表示强调，但比 very 语气弱)有些，有点，还算
You use fairly instead of 'very' to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb without making it sound too forceful.Were you always fairly bright at school?...
你在学校一直还算聪明吧？
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ADV (表示强调)在很大程度上，简直
Fairly is used to emphasize that something happens to a very great degree or extent.He fairly flew across the room...
他简直是飞过了房间。
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ADV-GRADED 简直;几乎可以说
You use fairly to suggest that a statement is probably or possibly true, and therefore deserves to be accepted or considered.It can no doubt be fairly argued that Sir John, whose pay is linked to performance, is entitled to every penny...
毋庸置疑，既然约翰爵士的薪水是与业绩挂钩的，他的每一分钱都是理所应得的。
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fairly, pretty, quite 和 rather 都可用来修饰形容词和副词，但都没有 very 语气强。rather 与 pretty 是这几个词中语气最强、与 very 最接近的词。pretty 用于此意是非正式的用法，因此如果对某人说 Your work is pretty good (你干得很好)或 Your work is rather good (你干得相当好), 比说 Your work is quite good (你干得很不错)或 Your work is fairly good (你干得还不错), 更让听者感到高兴。但 rather 通常与带有负面意义的词连用，如 I was feeling rather sad (我觉得很难过)。rather 也是这些词中唯一能与比较级和 too 连用的词。如：Global warming could be rather worse than we think it will be (全球变暖可能比我们想象的还要严重些)。He was becoming rather too friendly with my ex-boyfriend (他和我的前男友有些亲密过头了)。 quite比 fairly 语气稍强, 表示某物比预料中更具某种品质。如：Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common (这儿没人听说过它，但它实际上很常见)。
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- to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
- pretty big
- pretty bad
- jolly decent of him
- the shoes are priced reasonably
- he is fairly clever with computers
- Synonym: reasonably moderately pretty jolly somewhat middling passably
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- without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner
- deal fairly with one another
- Synonym: fair evenhandedly
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- in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
- they played fairly
- Synonym: fair clean
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Some stereotypes about women and men are fairly universal .
有些关于两性的刻板印象相当地普遍。
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They see each other frequently but each meet is fairly short .
他们经常看到对方，但是每次见面都相当地短暂。
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I 'm fairly certain I can do the job .
我有相当把握能干这项工作。
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Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory .
科学家对这个理论的态度是相当消极的。
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Teachers sometimes presuppose a fairly high level of knowledge by the students .
教师有时候假定学生的知识水平相当高。
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Insects are fairly low down the food chain .
在食物链中，昆虫是相当低的一级生物。
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Incidence of the disease is fairly evenly spread across Europe .
这种疾病的发生率在欧洲各地相当平均。
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He has always treated me very fairly .
他待我一直很公正。
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In those days women led fairly restricted lives .
那时，妇女过着相当受限制的生活。
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I know him fairly well , but I wouldn 't say we were really close friends .
我相当了解他，但并不是说我们是真正的密友。
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Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile .
公平而论，她的态度可以说是怀有敌意。
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I take a fairly relaxed attitude towards what the kids wear to school .
孩子穿什么上学，我觉得无所谓。
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Their performance was fairly grim , I 'm afraid !
很遗憾，他们的演出真不怎么样！
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We 'll have to leave fairly soon .
我们不久得离开。
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Elsewhere , the weather today has been fairly sunny .
今天其他地方的天气都比较晴朗。
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The exam was fairly difficult .
这场考试相当难。
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Our plans are fairly elastic .
我们的计划有相当大的灵活性。
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The time fairly raced by .
时间过得真快。
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Keep the paint fairly dry so that the colours don 't bleed into each other .
涂料尽量干一些，以免颜色相互渗透。
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The report was fairly incomprehensible .
这份报告相当难懂。
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These bushes are fairly recent plantings .
这些灌木丛是最近栽植的。
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We have a fairly good idea of what 's going on
我们对正在发生的事有着相当清楚的认识。
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A fairly strong current seemed to be moving the whole boat
一股湍急的水流好像要冲走整条船。
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Children 's words and actions are often fairly random .
小孩子的言行常常是随性而为。
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We did fairly well but only fairly well .
我们做得还过得去，但也仅仅是过得去而已。
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We 've got a fairly unfavourable exchange rate at the moment
眼下汇率对我们不利。
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Things were going along fairly well .
事情进展十分顺利。
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She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views
她相当顽固，宗教观念极强。
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For some months the share price remained fairly static .
有那么几个月，股票价格一直非常地稳定。
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It would be dishonest not to present the data as fairly as possible .
不把数据尽可能如实公开并非诚信之举。
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