fairly

• adv. 相当地；公平地；简直
• n. (Fairly)人名；(英)费尔利

来自fair, 公平的，公正的。

1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree;

"the shoes are priced reasonably"

"he is fairly clever with computers"

"they lived comfortably within reason"

2. in a fair evenhanded manner;

"deal fairly with one another"

3. in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating;

"they played fairly"

fairly (adv.)

c. 1400, "handsomely," from fair (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "impartially, justly" is from 1670s. Sense of "somewhat" is from 1805, a curious contrast to the earlier, but still active, sense of "totally" (1590s). Old English had fægerlice "splendidly."

fairly, pretty, quite, rather

这些程度副词都有"相当，颇"之意。

fairly： 语意最弱，多用于褒义，表示适度地、尚可的意思。不可与too或比较级连用。

pretty： 用法与rather相似。常用于非正式文体。

quite含义比fairly稍强，与不定冠词连用时，一般放在不定冠词之前。

rather语气比quite强，褒意贬意无可使用。可与too和比较级连用。

We get a fairly large portion of calories from fast food and snacks.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Although the negative emotions associated with romantic love — fear of loss, disappointment and jealousy — are fairly consistent across cultures, the positive feelings can vary.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

But in the rare chance that there is a micro-organism that can make you sick on the exact spot where the food dropped, you can be fairly sure that the bug is on the food you are about to put in your mouth.

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority—52 percent—think that young people do not need a four-year college education in order to be successful.

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

He has a fairly large collection of quality trucks.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Publishers were interested only in books that would sell fairly quickly in sufficient numbers to cover the costs of production and make a profit.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

They just ask for one questionnaire to be sent out, for example, so the time you spend on an ad-hoc project tends to be fairly short.

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

This type of robot will likely be one of the first to be implemented in hospitals because it has fairly minimal patent contact.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

Horses were fairly useful in Chicago.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily.

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Steam engines were used to pull the carriages and it must have been fairly unpleasant for the passengers, with all the smoke and noise.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

If "entitled" is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials those born between 1981 and 1995, the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious.

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The research of till Von Wachter, the economist in Columbia University, suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed: those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise woul

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling plus, virtually all major American companies are beyond this major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly.

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

a fairly easy book

一本相当浅易的书

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a fairly typical reaction

相当典型的反应

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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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I go jogging fairly regularly.

我差不多经常练习慢跑。

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We'll have to leave fairly soon (= before very long) .

我们不久得离开。

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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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The report was fairly incomprehensible.

这份报告相当难懂。

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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。

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He has always treated me very fairly.

他待我一直很公正。

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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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The time fairly raced by.

时间过得真快。

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After I had read the book I could fairly claim to be an expert.

读完这本书，我差不多可以说是专家了。

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Both ships are fairly new...

两艘船都还比较新。

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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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Were you always fairly bright at school?...

你在学校一直还算聪明吧？

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You've got to be fairly single-minded about it...

对这事你还得专心一点。

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He fairly flew across the room...

他简直是飞过了房间。

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For him, the place is fairly boiling with humanity...

对他来说，这个地方充满了人情味。

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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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The wind whipped across the plain.

大风席卷平原.

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I felt fairly easy after taking the medicine.

我服药后感到舒服些.

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The original plan had undergone fairly extensive modifications.

原计划已经作了相当大的修改.

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I've got a fairly good idea of what they want.

我已经完全清楚他们要什么.

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The unexpected news fairly knocked me over.

那意外的消息着实使我吃了一惊.

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Wash the tablecloth in fairly hot soapy water.

桌布要用比较热的肥皂水来洗.

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