1. quite作完全、十分解时修饰动词,very则不可以。
I quite understand.
2. very通常不是修饰一个词,quite既可修饰一个词,也可修饰一个词组。
very hot weather
quite clever
quite a clever answer
3. 和一些副词,形容词搭配时不容互换。
quite right/another man
very best/sorry/much
4. 在冠词the/a(n)前只能用quite,very只可放在冠词后。
quite a few/little
quite the same完全相同
quite a long time
a very long time
5. very只可修饰副词、形容词,quite则还可修饰介词短语。
The brothers are very/quite alike.
He is much/quite like his brother.
6. quite侧重于主观的看法,very侧重于客观表述。
I think it’ll fit me quite well before long.
7. quite有“完全”和“不完全”的含义,可译为“完全”“十分”“很”,还可译成“还算”,相当于“几乎”,而very则只有前者的含义。
Her handwriting is quite good.(还不错)
I’m quite/very tired.