203　rather, quite和badly

1　rather 和quite 都用作副词，意为“相当地”，表示程度，rather 语气比quite 强。rather 和quite 常放在不定冠词a/ an前，当名词前有形容词时，也可放在不定冠词后，更为强调一些。

比较

rather a+形容词+名词

a rather+形容词+名词

quite a+形容词+名词

a quite+形容词+名词

那是一部相当好的电影。

It is rather a good film.

It is a rather good film.

It is quite a good film.

It is a quite good film.

他是一个很诚实的人。

He is rather an honest man.

He is a rather honest man.

He is quite an honest man.

He is a quite honest man.

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rather可修饰比较级，quite则不可。参见上文。

It's rather colder today. 今天冷多了。

2　badly 意为“坏地，恶劣地，严重地”。

She is badly ill. 她病得很重。

He coughed badly . 他咳嗽得厉害。

The boy was hurt badly . 那个男孩伤得很重。