Adverbs in English - Learn All About English Adverbs

英語語法 — 副詞

Hi, I’m Stephanie.

嗨，我是Stephanie。

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

歡迎來到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn about adverbs.

在本節課裡，您能學習副詞。

What do adverbs do?

副詞用途是什麼？

What’s the difference between adjectives and adverbs?

形容詞與副詞之間的 區別是什麼？

How do you use adverbs in English?

您怎樣運用英文副詞？

You can learn the answers to these questions in this lesson.

您可以在本節課裡學到 這些問題的答案。

Let’s start with a challenge.

我們以一個挑戰開始本節課。

Can you write down five English adverbs?

您能寫出五個英文副詞嗎？

Pause the video and do it now.

暫停影片現在開始做。

Ready?

準備好了嗎？

I’m guessing you wrote down words ending with -ly.

我猜您寫了以ly結尾的單字。

For example:

例如：

quickly slowly

quickly slowly

Or: clearly

或： clearly

These are all adverbs.

這都是副詞。

However, there are many other adverbs.

然而，有很多其他的副詞。

Many of them don’t end with -ly, like these:

他們之中有很多不是ly結尾的， 像是這些：

fast too

fast too

Or: often

或：often

Many adverbs aren’t just one word.

很多副詞不僅只是一個單字。

Adverbs can be two words, or even whole phrases.

副詞可以是兩個單字， 或甚至是整個句子。

For example:

例如：

last week in a very strange way

last week in a very strange way

for the last six years

for the last six years

So you might be thinking: what do adverbs actually do?

所以您也許在想：副詞 實際上在做什麼？

What are adverbs?

副詞是什麼？

Adverbs are describing words.

副詞是一個修飾單字。

They add information to something else in your sentence.

他們修飾句子裡的 某些東西。

Adverbs can describe many different things.

副詞可以修飾很多不同的東西。

You can use an adverb to describe a verb, like this:

您能用副詞來修飾一個動詞， 像是這個：

He speaks very loudly.

He speaks very loudly.

Does everyone drive that fast in this city?

Does everyone drive that fast in this city?

I think I sound better than I did the first time.

I think I sound better than I did the first time.

The adverbs add information to the verbs

副詞修飾動詞。

These adverbs all describe the verbs by saying how someone did something.

這些副詞都通過說某人怎樣 做某事來修飾動詞。

For example, look at the first sentence: he speaks very loudly.

例如，看句一： He speaks very loudly.

The adverb loudly tells you how he speaks.

副詞loudly告訴您他怎麼說。

You can also use adverbs to add information to verbs in other ways.

您也能運用副詞以其他方式 來修飾動詞。

For example:

例如：

I kind of enjoyed it, but it could have been better.

I kind of enjoyed it, but it could have been better.

We talked a little, but we didn’t have time to discuss everything.

We talked a little, but we didn’t have time to discuss everything.

What else?

What else?

Well, you can use an adverb to show when, where, or how often something happens.

好，您能用副詞來顯示某事在什麼 時候、在哪裡或怎樣發生。

For example:

例如：

Let’s meet at eight o’clock.

Let’s meet at eight o’clock.

She moved overseas after she graduated.

She moved overseas after she graduated.

I don’t often have time to cook for myself.

I don’t often have time to cook for myself.

Remember that adverbs can be phrases; adverbs aren’t always single words.

記住副詞可以是片語； 副詞不是總是一個單字。

Another point: adverbs can add information to adjectives, or even to other adverbs!

另一個重點：副詞可以修飾形容詞， 甚至修飾其他副詞！

How does this work?

這是怎樣運用的呢？

Can you think of any examples of this?

您可以想出任何這類例子嗎？

Here are some examples:

這有一些例句：

It was a really exciting trip.

It was a really exciting trip.

It’s too hot in here.

It’s too hot in here.

She works incredibly hard.

She works incredibly hard.

You can see two examples where an adverb describes an adjective…

您可以看到兩個副詞修飾 形容詞的例句。

…and one example where an adverb describes another adverb.

以及一個副詞修飾 另一個副詞的例句。

Remember that hard here is an adverb, because it describes a verb, works.

記住，在這裡，hard是一個副詞， 因為它修飾一個動詞works。

Is that everything?

那就是全部嗎？

No, not quite!

不是，不完全是！

Adverbs can do one more thing.

副詞還能多做一件事。

Adverbs can also express your opinion about a situation.

副詞也可以表達您 對一個情況的觀點。

Look at three sentences:

看三個例句：

She’s obviously the best of the candidates we’ve seen so far.

She’s obviously the best of the candidates we’ve seen so far.

Apparently, they’re not sure they want to get married any more.

Apparently, they’re not sure they want to get married any more.

Fortunately, we were able to recover most of the files.

Fortunately, we were able to recover most of the files.

These adverbs are different because they don’t just add information to one word; they add

這些副詞是不同的，因為他們 不僅修飾一個單字，

information to the whole sentence.

他們也修飾整個句子。

So, you can see that adverbs can do many, many different things.

所以，您可以看到副詞做 很多不同的事情。

They can describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or even whole sentences.

他們可以修飾動詞、形容詞、其他 副詞，或甚至整個句子。

But, there’s a connection.

但是有一個連接。

Do you remember what we said at the start of this section?

您記得在這個單元的 開始我們說什麼嗎？

Adverbs describe other things.

副詞修飾其他東西。

They add information to something else in your sentence.

他們修飾您句子裡的某些東西。

Now, let’s look at our next question: how do you form adverbs?

現在，我們看看下一個問題： 您怎樣造副詞？

Actually, this question isn’t always relevant.

實際上，這個問題不是總是相關的。

For most English adverbs, you don’t need to ‘form’ them.

大部分的副詞，您不需要 去“造”他們。

They just exist!

他們已經存在！

For example: too, very, sometimes, always, here and soon are all adverbs, and you don’t

例如：too, very, sometimes, always, 幾乎所有的副詞都有了，您不需要

need to do anything to them.

去造他們。

So, why ask the question at all?

那麼，為什麼問這個問題？

For some adverbs, you can form them from adjectives.

有些副詞，您可以用 形容詞來造他們。

This is mostly true for adverbs which describe verbs: adverbs which describe how someone

這對修飾動詞的副詞來說， 幾乎就是這樣：副詞

does something.

修飾某人怎樣做某事。

For example, slow is an adjective.

例如，slow是一個形容詞。

How can you make an adverb from it?

您可以怎麼用它來造一個副詞呢？

Look at a sentence and complete the missing word:

看一個例句，並完成 空缺的單字：

He eats very s________.

He eats very s________.

Do you know the answer?

您知道答案嗎？

The answer is slowly.

答案是slowly。

You add -ly to the adjective to make an adverb.

您給形容詞添加ly來 造一個副詞。

This is the same for many adverbs which describe verbs.

這對很多修飾動詞的副詞 來說是相同的。

For example:

例如：

quiet → quietly nice → nicely

quiet → quietly nice → nicely

clear → clearly

clear → clearly

Can you use these adverbs in a sentence?

您可以在句子裡用這些副詞嗎？

Pause the video and write down three sentences using these adverbs.

暫停影片並寫下三個使用 這些副詞的句子。

Of course, there are many possibilities!

當然，有很多可能性。

Here are some suggestions:

這有一些建議：

Everyone was sitting quietly and reading.

Everyone was sitting quietly and reading.

He sings very nicely.

He sings very nicely.

You clearly told me that you would be here at ten thirty.

You clearly told me that you would be here at ten thirty.

However, even here, you can’t just think ‘add -ly to an adjective’.

然而，在這，您不能只想"給 一個形容詞添加ly"。

It doesn’t always work!

那不是總是有用的。

First, if an adjective ends with -y, you need to change -y to -ily to make an adverb.

首先，如果一個形容詞以y結尾，您 需要改變y成ily來造一個副詞。

For example:

例如：

healthy → healthily lazy → lazily

healthy → healthily lazy → lazily

happy → happily

happy → happily

Secondly, some words don’t change their form.

其次，某些單字不改變他們的形式。

The same word can be either an adjective or an adverb.

同一個單字可以是一個形容詞 或一個副詞。

For example:

例如：

He’s a really fast worker.

He’s a really fast worker.

He works really fast.

He works really fast.

You’re a better dancer than you used to be.

You’re a better dancer than you used to be.

You dance better than you used to.

You dance better than you used to.

Fast and better can be used as adjectives or adverbs, and the form of the word doesn’t

Fast和better能擔當形容詞或 副詞，而單字的形式

change.

沒有改變。

Thirdly, some adjectives already end in -ly like ugly, friendly, likely or oily.

再次，一些形容詞已經用ly結尾了， 像是ugly、friendly、likely或oily。

These adjectives can’t be made into adverbs.

不能用這些形容詞造副詞。

Finally, some adverbs are irregular.

最後，一些副詞是不規則的。

Words which don’t change, like fast or better, are examples of irregular adverbs.

單字沒有改變，像是fast或better， 是不規則副詞的例子。

There’s one more important one: what’s the adverb from the adjective good?

還有一個要點：什麼是 形容詞good的副詞?

The answer is well.

答案是well。

For example:

例如：

She’s a good writer.

She’s a good writer.

She writes well.

She writes well.

Now, you know how to form adverbs from adjectives.

現在，您知道怎樣用形容詞 來造副詞。

Remember that you don’t need to ‘form’ most adverbs.

記住，您不需要“造” 大部分的副詞。

Most adverbs are ready for you to use, and you don’t have to do anything to them!

大部分的副詞已經存在，您可以使用， 您為此不必做任何事情。

So, now seems like a good time to ask a new question: what’s the difference between

所以，現在看上去像是一個好時機 來問一個新問題：形容詞

adjectives and adverbs?

與副詞之間的區別是什麼？

Hopefully, you have enough information from parts one and two to answer this question.

希望您從單元一、二得到足夠 的資訊來回答這個問題。

Do you know the answer?

您知道答案嗎？

Adjectives and adverbs both describe other words.

形容詞和副詞兩者都 修飾其他單字。

Adjectives describe nouns.

形容詞修飾名詞。

For example:

例如：

Are you a good cook?

Are you a good cook?

He has a loud voice.

He has a loud voice.

My computer is so slow!

My computer is so slow!

Adverbs describe everything else: verbs, adjectives, adverbs and whole sentences.

副詞修飾其他所有的東西：動詞、 形容詞、副詞和整個句子。

That sounds easy, right?

那聽上去容易，對嗎？

So, let’s test your skills!

那麼，我們來測驗您的技能！

Look at four sentences.

看四個例句。

Is the word in red an adjective or an adverb?

紅色的單字是一個形容詞 還是一個副詞？

It’s unlikely that we’ll be there on time.

It’s unlikely that we’ll be there on time.

I found the exam really hard.

I found the exam really hard.

I worked really hard preparing for the exam.

I worked really hard preparing for the exam.

He hardly studied at all, but he got a high score!

He hardly studied at all, but he got a high score!

What do you think?

您怎麼想的？

Pause the video if you want more time to think about it.

如果想要很多時間來 考慮它，暫停影片。

Unlikely and hard are adjectives.

Unlikely和hard是形容詞。

Hard and hardly are adverbs.

Hard和hardly是一個副詞。

Did you get the right answers?

您的回答正確嗎？

There are two things to pay attention to here.

在這有兩件事要注意。

One: the form of the word doesn’t tell you if it’s an adjective or an adverb.

一：單字的形式沒有告訴您它是 一個形容詞或是一個副詞。

Unlikely ends in -ly, but it’s not an adverb; it’s an adjective.

Unlikely以ly結尾，但是它不是一個 副詞；它是一個形容詞。

Hard in the third sentence doesn’t end in -ly, but it’s an adverb which describes

在句三裡的Hard沒有以ly結尾， 但是它是一個修飾動詞

a verb.

的副詞。

Two: the same word can be an adjective or an adverb in different sentences, like hard,

二：同一個單字在不同句子裡可以 是一個形容詞或一個副詞，像是hard。

which is an adjective in the second sentence, but an adverb in the third sentence.

它在句二裡是一個形容詞， 但在句三裡是一個副詞。

So, what can you do here?

那麼，這裡您的答案是什麼？

You can’t depend on memory.

您不能依靠記憶。

If you think something like, ‘Hard is an adjective’, that won’t work all the time.

如果您認為某些事情像是，“Hard是一個形容 詞”，並非任何時候都是那樣的。

Don’t look at the form of the word; look at what the word does in the sentence.

不要看單字的形式；看單字 在句子裡做什麼用。

Does the word describe a noun?

單字修飾一個名詞嗎？

It’s an adjective.

它是一個形容詞。

Does it describe something else: a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or the whole sentence?

它修飾其他東西：一個動詞、一個 形容詞、另一個副詞或整個句子？

It’s an adverb.

那是一個副詞。

Next, let’s look at one more important question: how do you use adverbs in a sentence?

接下來，我們多看一個重要問題： 您怎樣在一個句子裡運用副詞？

More specifically: where should you put the adverb?

更具體地說：您把副詞擺在哪裡？

Let’s start with a simple point: word order rules for adverbs in English are complicated.

我們用一個簡單的契入點開始：英文裡， 副詞的單字順序規則是複雜的。

There are many rules, and as usual the rules don’t work all of the time.

有很多規則，和往常一樣， 規則並非總是有效的。

So, if you want to use an adverb and you’re not sure where it should go in the sentence,

那麼，如果您想去運用一個副詞，您不確定 應當把它擺在句子裡的什麼地方，

trust your instinct first.

首先相信您的直覺。

If it sounds right, it probably is.

如果那聽上去是對的， 那是可行的。

If you want to understand word order rules in depth, you need to divide adverbs into

如果您想深度理解單字順序， 您需要把副詞分成

five different categories.

五個不同類別。

You already saw these categories in part one, although we didn’t give them names.

您已經在單元一裡看到了這些類別， 儘管我們沒有給出它們的名字。

Let’s review now!

我們現在回顧一下。

Adverbs of manner describe a verb.

情狀副詞修飾一個動詞。

They describe how someone does something.

它們修飾某人怎樣做某事。

For example: fast, lazily, or well.

例如：fast、lazily或well。

Adverbs of time and place describe where or when something happens.

時間副詞和地方副詞修飾某事 在何時或何地發生。

For example: yesterday, here, or in five minutes.

例如：yesterday、here或in five minutes。

Adverbs of frequency describe how often something happens.

頻率副詞修飾某事 怎樣常發生。

For example: often, sometimes, or never.

例如：often、sometimes或never。

Adverbs of degree mostly add information to other adjectives or adverbs.

程度副詞大部分修飾形容詞 或其他副詞。

For example: very, too, or a little.

例如：very、too或a little。

Comment adverbs describe a whole sentence or situation.

評論副詞修飾一整句話或情形。

For example: unfortunately, basically, or obviously.

例如：unfortunately、basically或 obviously。

Here you have five different categories of adverb.

這裡您了解副詞的五個 不同類別了。

Mostly, where you put the adverb depends on the type of adverb it is.

大部分的情況下，您擺放副詞的地方 取決於副詞的類別。

So, for example, comment adverbs follow different rules to adverbs of manner.

那麼，例如，評論副詞追隨 情狀副詞的規則。

‘Mostly’?

大部分的情況下？

Why ‘mostly’?

為什麼是“大部分的情況下”？

Of course, there are exceptions!

當然，有例外！

Remember, trust your instinct when you can.

記住，當您可以的時候，相信您的直覺。

Now, let’s look at how to use these different types of adverb in an English sentence.

現在，我們看看怎樣在英文句子 裡運用這些不同類別的副詞。

Adverbs of manner go after the verb or verb phrase which they describe.

情狀副詞擺在它要修飾的動詞 或動詞片語之後。

For example:

例如：

He drives slowly.

He drives slowly.

She sings well.

She sings well.

Here, you have very simple examples: a verb followed by an adverb.

這裡，您有很簡單的例句：一個 動詞有一個副詞跟隨。

Remember that adverbs of manner can also follow a verb phrase.

記住，情狀副詞也能擺在 一個動詞片語之後。

For example:

例如：

She didn’t handle the situation well.

She didn’t handle the situation well.

Adverbs of time and place usually go at the end of the sentence or phrase, like this:

時間副詞和地方副詞通常在 句尾或片語末尾，像是：

Let’s leave in half an hour.

Let’s leave in half an hour.

Is there a bank nearby?

Is there a bank nearby?

If you have both, then adverbs of place go before adverbs of time:

如果您有這兩種副詞，那麼地方副詞 擺放於時間副詞之前。

She was here ten minutes ago.

She was here ten minutes ago.

Adverbs of frequency usually go before the main verb.

頻率副詞通常擺在主要動詞之前。

For example:

例如：

I usually get up early.

I usually get up early.

They hardly ever talk to each other.

They hardly ever talk to each other.

There’s one important exception here: if the main verb is be, adverbs of frequency

這裡有一個重要的例外： 如果主要動詞是be，頻率副詞

go after it:

擺在它後面：

He isn’t often so talkative.

He isn’t often so talkative.

Adverbs of degree go before the word they describe:

程度副詞擺在它們要修飾的 單字之前：

It’s absolutely freezing in here!

It’s absolutely freezing in here!

She took the news very calmly.

She took the news very calmly.

Comment adverbs usually go at the beginning of the sentence:

評論副詞通常擺在句子前面：

Basically, you’ve got two options.

Basically, you’ve got two options.

Eventually, we had to admit that things weren’t going how we expected.

Eventually, we had to admit that things weren’t going how we expected.

That’s a lot of rules!

有大量的規則。

It’s good to have an idea of the rules, or know where to find them in case you want

有一個規則的概念很好，或者 在想找某些東西的情況下

to look something up.

您知道在哪裡找到它們。

However, you don’t need to carry all of these in your head all the time.

然而，您不需要總是把所有 這些都放在腦海裡面。

Remember that you can (and should) use your instinct.

記住，您能夠並且必須用您的直覺。

Finally, here are two important points which you can carry in your head and which you should

最後，這裡有兩個您能夠放在 腦海裡面，並必須

remember:

記住的要點：

One: if the verb has two parts, most adverbs will go in the middle, before the main verb.

要點一：如果動詞有兩個部分，大部分 副詞會擺在中間，主要動詞的前面。

Try it: look at five sentences, and put the adverb in the right place.

試一下，看五個例句，擺放副詞 到正確的地方。

Pause the video, and start again when you think you have the answers.

暫停影片，當您認為您有 答案了，再次播放影片。

Ready?

好了嗎？

Let’s look at the answers:

我們來看看答案：

1.

1.

They didn’t even tell us they’d be late.

They didn’t even tell us they’d be late.

2.

2.

I’ve just spoken to her.

I’ve just spoken to her.

3.

3.

He’s quickly becoming one of our most valuable team members.

He’s quickly becoming one of our most valuable team members.

4.

4.

I can probably do it by next Wednesday.

I can probably do it by next Wednesday.

5.

5.

She hasn’t always been like that.

She hasn’t always been like that.

Did you get them all right?

您的答案對了嗎？

This is a useful rule, and many of the mistakes that English learners make with adverb word

這是一個有用的規則，很多英文 學習者在副詞順序上

order are related to this rule, so remember it!

犯的錯誤與這個規則 有關，所以記住它！

We said before that there are two important points.

我們之前說有兩個要點。

What’s the second?

要點二是什麼？

There can be more than one possible position for an adverb.

副詞能擺放在不止一個的 可能位置上。

For example:

例如：

He can be very moody sometimes.

He can be very moody sometimes.

Sometimes, he can be very moody.

Sometimes, he can be very moody.

Both of these are possible.

兩種都是可能的。

The first is more common, but the second is also correct, and you might use this if you

句一是十分常見的，但是句二也 是正確的，如果您想強調單字

want to emphasise the word sometimes.

sometimes，您也許會用這個。

So, if you have two choices, and you aren’t sure which is right, maybe they both are!

那麼，如果您有兩個選擇，不確定 那個是對的，也許他們兩個都是！

Hopefully this lesson has helped you to understand English adverbs and how to use them.

希望本節課能幫助您理解英文副詞 以及怎樣運用它們。

Want more practice?

想要更多的練習嗎？

Check out the full version of this lesson on Oxford Online English dot com.

在Oxford Online English dot com 看本節課的完整版本。

You can check your understanding of this lesson with a quiz.

您可以用一個隨堂測驗來檢查 您對本節課的理解。

Thanks for watching!

感謝觀看！

See you next time!

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