【解析】多益常考易混淆字組 #1

1. fair (adv.) 公平地
e.g.
to play fair公平對待
to fight fair以正當的方式來對付對手
to hit something fair and square 正好打中某物
2. fairly (adv.) 相當地 (有時偏負面)
fairly一般修飾形容詞和副詞。它並不表示很高的程度
e.g.
1. 如果說某人fairly nice或fairly clever,這個人聽了就會不太高興。
2. I speak Russian fairly well—enough for everyday purposes.
我俄文講得還可以——足夠應付日常需要。
3. hard (adv.) 用力地、努力地
Hit it hard. 使勁打。
I trained really hard for the marathon. 我為馬拉松比賽訓練得確實很努力。
4. hardly (adv.) 幾乎不
e.g. I’ve hardly got any clean clothes left. 我幾乎沒有什麼乾淨衣服了。
5. high (adj.) 很高的
6. highly (adv.) 非常地
-(相當正式)表示很高的程度(往往是very much的意思)
cf.
He can jump really high. 他能跳得很高。
Throw it as high as you can. 把它儘量往高處扔。
It’s highly amusing. 它有趣極了。
I can highly recommend it. 我極力推薦它。
7. near (adj.) 近的
- 可指時間上或距離上的“近”皆可。
- nearly (adv.) 幾乎
- 做為“幾乎、差不多”解釋 = almost同
- cf.
He lives near. 節約度日
He lives nearby. 住在附近
People come from near and far. 四面八方
That is really a near close call. 千鈞一髮
I nearly missed my flight. 差點錯過