QUITE vs QUIET Meaning, Pronunciation, and Difference | Learn with Example English Sentences

Hi, everybody. I’m Esther.

大家好。我是埃丝特。

In this video, I’m going to talk about two similar and sometimes confusing English words

在这个视频中，

我将讨论两个相似且有时令人困惑的英语单词

‘quite’ and ‘quiet’.

“quite”和“quiet”。

Although ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’ are spelled and pronounced differently,

尽管“quite”和“quiet”的拼写和发音不同，但

many students still confuse these words

许多学生仍然混淆这些词，尤其是在写作中。

especially in their writing.

By the end of this video, you'll be a master at using them.

看完本视频后，

您将成为使用它们的高手。

So keep watching.

所以继续观察吧。

Let’s start with ‘quite’.

让我们从“相当”开始。

Listen carefully to how I say it.

仔细听我怎么说。

‘quite’

'相当'

‘quite’

'相当'

It's an adverb.

这是一个副词。

it means to a large degree or completely.

它的意思是在很大程度上或完全。

It can also mean truly or considerably.

它也可以表示真正或相当大的意思。

Let’s look at some examples.

让我们看一些例子。

The first sentence says,

第一句话是：

‘We've had quite a lot of rain this year.’

“今年我们下了很多雨。”

The word ‘quite’ emphasizes that there was a lot of rain.

“相当”这个词强调雨很大。

The next sentence says,

下一句话是：

‘I hadn't seen Rebecca in quite a while.’

“我已经有一段时间没见到丽贝卡了。”

Again, ‘quite a while’ emphasizes that it's been a really long time.

再次强调，“相当长一段时间”已经过去了很长一段时间。

I hadn't seen Rebecca for a very long time.

我已经很长时间没见到丽贝卡了。

Now, I will talk about the word ‘quiet’.

现在，我要谈谈“安静”这个词。

Listen carefully to how I say it.

仔细听我怎么说。

‘quiet’

'安静'

‘quiet’

'安静'

It is usually an adjective.

它通常是一个形容词。

It means there is very little or no sound.

这意味着声音很小或没有。

Let's take a look at some examples.

让我们看一些例子。

The first sentence says,

第一句话是：

‘She spoke in a quiet voice.’

“她说话的声音很轻。”

This means that her voice was very little - I almost couldn't hear it.

这意味着她的声音很小——我几乎听不见。

The next sentence says,

下一句话是：

‘It's so quiet without the kids here.’

“没有孩子在这里太安静了。”

When the kids are not here, it's quiet.

孩子不在的时候，这里很安静。

There is not much noise.

没有太多噪音。

Now, let's do a checkup.

现在，我们来做个检查。

In the sentence below, we need to fill in the blanks with ‘quiet’ or ‘quite’.

在下面的句子中，

我们需要用“安静”或“相当”来填空。

Take a moment to think about where these words belong.

花点时间思考一下这些词的归属。

The first part of the sentence says,

这句话的第一部分是：“他_空白_聪明。”

‘He's _blank_ intelligent.’

I want to use the word that shows that he's very intelligent,

我想用表明他非常聪明这个词，

emphasizing how intelligent this person is.

强调这个人有多聪明。

So which word do I use?

那么我该用哪个词呢？

I use ‘quite’.

我用“相当”。

‘He's quite intelligent.’

“他很聪明。”

The second part of the sentence says,

句子的第二部分说，

‘but he is a very _blank_ child.’

“但他是一个非常_空白_的孩子。”

We need an adjective to describe this child.

我们需要一个形容词来形容这个孩子。

‘quiet’ is the right word to use.

“安静”这个词用得好。

So we should say,

所以我们应该说，

‘He's quite intelligent, but he is a very quiet child.’

“他很聪明，但他是一个非常安静的孩子。”

Now you know the difference between ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’.

现在你知道“相当”和“安静”之间的区别了。

They can be confusing especially in writing

它们可能会令人困惑，尤其是在写作中

but now you know how to use them well.

，但现在您知道如何很好地使用它们。

See you in the next video. Bye.

下一个视频见。再见。