副词的比较级和最高级

副词的比较级和最高级

副词比较级和最高级的变化形式与形容词基本上一样

一般副词

hard→harder→hardest

fast→faster→fastest

late→later→latest

early→earlier→earliest

特殊副词

well →better→best

much →more→most

badly →worse→worst

little →less→least但是，开放类副词即以后缀ly结尾的副词不能像形容词那样加er 或est，如

quickly →more quickly →most quickly quietly →more quietly →most quietl y

〔注〕：early中的ly不是后缀，故可以把y变i再加er和est

兼有两种形式的副词

1) close与closely

close意思是"近"；closely 意思是"仔细地"

He is sitting close to me.

Watch him closely.

2) late 与lately

late意思是"晚"；lately 意思是"最近"

You have come too late.

What have you been doing lately?

3) deep与deeply

deep意思是"深"，表示空间深度；deeply时常表示感情上的深度，"深深地"

He pushed the stick deep into the mud.

Even father was deeply moved by the film.

4) high与highly

high表示空间高度；highly表示程度，相当于much

The plane was flying high.

I think highly of your opinion.

5) wide与widely

wide表示空间宽度；widely意思是"广泛地"，"在许多地方"

He opened the door wide.

English is widely used in the world.

6) free与freely

free的意思是"免费"；freely 的意思是"无限制地"

You can eat free in my restaurant whenever you like.

You may speak freely; say what you like.

1. 副词的比较级和最高级的构成

副词和形容词一样，也有原级、比较级和最高级三个等级。其构成方式有规则变化和

不规则变化两种情况。规则变化的一般规律是：单音节词的比较级和最高级在词尾加-er 或

-est; 多音节词以及-ly结尾的副词（early除外），前面须加more 或most. 不规则的变化式

只能采用“各个击破”的办法去记忆。

1）规则变化

原级soon long loud fast wide early happily carefully

比较级sooner longer louder faster wider earlier more happily more carefully

最高级soonest longest loudest fastest widest earliest most happily most carefully

2）不规则变化

原级well badly little much far

比较级better worse less more farther further

最高级best worst least most farthest furthes

3副词的比较级的用法

1）单独使用：

Try to do better next time. 下次争取干好一点。

I had seen the film only a few days earlier. 我是几天前才看的这部电影。

He’ll come back sooner or later.他迟早会回来的。

Please speak more slowly. 请讲慢一点。

I determined not to travel farther that night. 我决定那天晚上不再往前走了。

2）和than一起使用：

He swims better than I do. 他游泳游得比我好。

He works less than he used to. 他工作的时间比以前少了。

Can you do any better than that? 你能不能干的好一些？

He arrived earlier than usual. 他到的比平时早。

He studied the subject further than I do. 这问题他研究得比我深。

3）比较级前可有状语修饰：

You must work much faster. 你必须大大加快干活的速度。

He walked no further. 他没在往前走。

She could dance even more gracefully than a dancer. 她能比舞蹈演员跳的更美。Helen came late, but her sister came still later. 海伦来晚了，而她妹妹来得更晚。Can you come over a bit more quickly? 你能稍稍快点来吗？

4. as…as和not so…as结构

这两个结构也可结合副词使用：