“可分級”與“不可分級”形容詞
Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives
形容詞既有可分級的也有不可分級的。
Adjectives can be either gradable or non-gradable
還可以同時是可分級又不可分級的。
Gradable
可分級的
Gradable adjectives are adjectives like ‘cold’ ‘hot’ and ‘frightened’. You can be very cold or a bit cold. Gradable adjectives show that something can have different degrees.
可分級的形容詞有像“cold冷的”、“hot熱的”和“frightened害怕的”的。因爲你可以非常冷（cold）或者有一點冷。可分級的形容詞表示該事物是有不同的級別的。
Non-gradable
不可分級的
Non-gradable adjectives are adjectives like ‘married’ or ‘wooden’. You can’t be very married or a bit married. Non-gradable adjectives do not have different degrees.
不可分級的形容詞像“married結婚”或者“wooden呆板的”，你不可能有點結婚或者完全結婚。不可分級的形容詞表示該事物不會有不同的等級。
Adjectives like ‘terrifying’, ‘freezing’ ‘amazing’ are also non-gradable adjectives. They already contain the idea of ‘very’ in their definitions – ‘freezing’ means ‘very cold’ etc.
像“terrifying令人恐懼的”“freezing嚴寒的”“amazing令人驚異的”同時也是不可分級的形容詞，因爲它們本身已經包含了“very非常”的意義。
Using adverbs of degree
用程度副詞修飾
When we use adverbs of degree to modify adjectives we usually have to use different adverbs for gradable and non-gradable adjectives.
當我們用程度副詞修飾形容詞的時候，我們通常要根據可分級的和不可分級的去選擇不同的副詞。
NOT I’m completely hot.
NOT It was very fantastic!
With gradable adjectives
修飾可分級的形容詞的副詞
It’s a bit cold in here. Shall I turn the fire on?
He’s very interested in history. Why don’t you buy him a history book?
This exercise is really difficult. I don’t know any of the answers.
I’m extremely tired. I’m going to bed.
The adverbs a bit, very, really, extremely and quite can all be used with gradable adjectives.
這些副詞a bit, very, really, extremely和quite都可以用來修飾可分級的形容詞。
With non-gradable adjectives
修飾不可分級的形容詞
It’s absolutely freezing in here. Shall I turn the fire on?
He’s completely fascinated by history. Why don’t you buy him a history book?
This exercise is absolutely impossible.
That film is really terrifying. Don’t go and see it on your own.
The adverbs absolutely and completely can be used with non-gradable adjectives.
副詞absolutely 和completely可以用來修飾不可分級的形容詞。
Notice that really can be used with both gradable AND non-gradable adjectives.
請注意really可以同時用來修飾可分級的形容詞和不可分級的形容詞。
NOTE: There are other adverbs of degree that we haven’t covered in this section. The ones included here are some of the most common.
我們這裏只列舉出了最常見的。還有很多程度副詞大家要課後好好學習哦
