very

very
adverb
  1. used for emphasis
    [用于强调]
    ■in a high degree
    很,甚,颇,非常,十分
    very large.
    很大。
    very quickly.
    很快。
    very much so.
    确实如此。
    ■[with superlative or own]used to emphasize that the following description applies without qualification
    [强调其后描述可无条件适用]完全;十足;极其
    the very best quality.
    最好的质量。
    his very own car.
    他自己的车。
adjective
  1. actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of a particular person or thing)
    [强调确实是某人或物]真正的;同一的;精确的
    those were his very words.
    那就是他的原话。
    he might be phoning her at this very moment.
    他也许就在这个时刻给她打着电话呢。
    transformed before our very eyes.
    就在我们眼前变了。
    ■emphasizing an extreme point in time or space
    [强调时间或空间的端点]极端的,最尽头的
    from the very beginning of the book.
    从那本书一开头。
    at the very back of the skull.
    颅骨的正背面。
    ■with no addition of or contribution from anything else; mere
    惟独的;仅仅的
    the very thought of drink made him feel sick.
    一想起酒就使他觉得恶心。
    ■(archaic)real, genuine
    (古)真正的,真实的
    the very God of Heaven.
    真正的天主。
常用词组
not very
  1. in a low degree
    不太,稍微
    ‘Bad news?’ ‘Not very.’.
    “坏消息?”“不怎么坏。”。
  2. far from being
    决不,远非
    I'm not very impressed.
    没给我留下什么印象。
the very idea!
  1. 见 idea
the very same
  1. 见 same
very good (或 well)
  1. an expression of consent
    好的(表示同意)
语源
  1. Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'real, genuine'): from Old French verai, based on Latin verus 'true'
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