副詞的比較:如同形容詞,副詞亦是修飾者,凡是表達狀態、分量,皆有程度上的差別,是故副詞也有其比較級和最高級。
規 則 變 化
單音節副詞在原級之後加er, est,最高級前可以不加the
原級(Positive) 比較級(comparative) 最高級(Superlative)
hard harder hardest
fast faster fastest
soon sooner soonest
near nearer nearest
long longer longest
双音節副詞y結尾者,須將y改為ier, iest,最高級前不加the
early earlier earliest
三音節或以 –ly 附加於形容詞後的雙音節
加more而成為比較級,加most而成為最高級,最高級前可以不加the
原級 比較級 最高級
angrily more angrily most angrily
carefully more carefully most carefully
happily more happily most happily
actively more actively most actively
seriously more seriously most seriously
difficultly more difficultly most difficultly
efficiently more efficiently most effiiently
differently more differently most differently
often more often most often
不規則變化
原級 比較級 最高級
well better best
badly ill wrong worse worst
far further furthest
little less least
much more most
1.同位比較 (as…as是對等連接詞片語)
肯定:A + V + as 副 as + B (A和B一樣地…)
否定:A + 助動詞 + not + V +so (as) 副 as + B (A不如B一樣地…)
She runs as fast as I (do).
She can not run so fast as her brother (does).
He works as diligently as you (do).
He does not work so diligently as you (do).
2.一般比較
A + V + 比較級 than + B (A較B更…)
A + V + the + 比較級 of the two (A是…兩者中較…的)
Mary studies harder than I (do).
Mary studies harder than me.(口語常用,此時視than為介繫詞)
Cinderella worked more diligently than her two sisters (did).
Of the two boys, John behaves the more politely.
比較級也可用倒裝形式
The rich kids spend much more money than the poor do.
= The rich kids spend much more money than do the poor.
3.最高級
A + V + (the) 最高級 (介) the (three…and above) (A是三者或以上中最…的)
【觀念確認】最高級也可以藉由比較的方式,表達其意義。
Mark runs (the) fastest in all the players.
Mark runs faster than any other players.
Mark runs faster than every other player.
Mark runs faster than all the other players.
No other players run faster than Mark.
No other players run so fast as Mark.
I like tuna (the) best in all the fish.
I like tuna better than all the other fish.
I like tuna better than any other fish.
I like tuna better than every other fish.
I prefer tuna to all the other fish.
I prefer to have tuna (rather) than other fish.
進階整合
(1) 副詞同位比較否定:A + 助動詞 + not + V +so (as) 副詞as + B (A不如B一樣…),也可代換成反向的一般比較: B + be + 比較級 than + A (B較A更…),但是兩對等子句若具有增減意味的部分,則須注意比較者於句中相對的位置。。
他不如他的哥哥努力 (他的哥哥比他努力)
He doesn’t work so hard as his brother.
= He works less hard than his brother. (罕用)
= His brother works harder than he.
小孩比較喜歡打電玩 (指喜愛程度)
Many kids like to play video games as twice as (to) study.
= Many kids like to play video games twice as much as (to) study.
= Many kids like to play video games twice more / better than to study.
注意
小孩喜歡打電玩的比愛讀書的多兩倍 (指小孩數量)
Many kids like to play video games as twice as those to study.
= Many kids like to play video games twice as many as (to) study.
= Twice as many kids like to play video games as (to) study.
= Twice more kids like to play video games better than (to) study.