quite: [14] Quite is essentially the same word as the adjective quit ‘free, absolved, discharged, cleared’ (which in Middle English commonly took the alternative form quite). It came to be used as an adverb meaning ‘thoroughly, clearly’. The weaker modern sense ‘fairly’ did not develop until as recently as the mid-19th century. => quit
quite (adv.)
early 14c., adverbial form of Middle English quit, quite (adj.) "free, clear" (see quit (adj.)). Originally "thoroughly;" the weaker sense of "fairly" is attested from mid-19c.
实用例句
1. Failure is never quite so frightening as regret do.
比失败更令人恐惧的是懊悔。来自金山词霸 每日一句
2. I know it's nothing serious and I feel quite unemotional about it.
我知道那根本没什么大不了的，所以有些无动于衷。来自柯林斯例句
3. I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.
我猜想她一个人过肯定很孤独。来自柯林斯例句
4. I got quite a lot of ribbing from my team-mates.
队友们经常开我的玩笑。来自柯林斯例句
5. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.
