中小学选择去新加坡留学的小伙伴相信一直都是很多人的选择！所以越来越多的人开始关注AEIS考试，想要顺利通过AEIS考试，AEIS词汇是必须要重视起来的，今天小编就为大家介绍一下关于限定词的考点！

　　什么是限定词?

　　Qualifiers a subgroup of modifiers, and are adverbs, either words or phrases, that change the meaning of a verb by limiting it. Instead of saying Pam was working, which implies that Pam was doing work, you can limit the amount of work that you describe by saying Pam was hardly working. This second sentence, with the qualifier hardly, has a completely different meaning than the first. In this case, Pam is doing much less work than before. The general purpose of a qualifier is to express doubt, or to qualify what you are saying. You limit the meaning of the verbs and adjectives that you change, which can be very useful if you do not yet have a large vocabulary. Put these qualifiers in front of the verb or adjective that you want to describe.

　　限定词修饰语的一个子组，可以是副词，可以是单词或短语，通过限制动词来改变动词的意义。不要说Pam在工作，这意味着Pam在工作，你可以通过说Pam几乎不工作来限制你描述的工作量。第二句几乎没有限定词，它的意思与第一句完全不同。在这种情况下，Pam做的工作比以前少得多。限定词的一般用途是表示怀疑，或者限定你所说的话。你可以限制你所改变的动词和形容词的意义，如果你还没有足够的词汇量，这将非常有用。把这些限定词放在你想描述的动词或形容词前面。

　　Some very common qualifiers are in the list below:

　　下面列出了一些非常常见的限定符：

　　To lessen the impact of something:

　　减轻某事的影响：

　　May/Might/Maybe/May be/Might/Could/Kind of/Sort of/Somewhat/Slightly

　　可能/也许/也许是/有点/稍微有点

　　Examples:

　　例子

　　I might be going to Italy in June with my cousins, but I’m not sure yet.

　　我可能六月份和我的表兄弟们去意大利，但我还不确定。

　　The rain could fall, but the sun is out to it is hard to predict.

　　雨可能会下，但太阳出来了，很难预测。

　　Katie kind of wants to go to Disneyland, but she is afraid to ask her parents to take her.

　　凯蒂有点想去迪斯尼乐园，但她不敢让父母带她去。

　　To say a smaller number

　　说一个较小的数字

　　Few/Not many/A small number/A minority/Some

　　少/不多/少数/少数

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　A minority of voters approve of the new legislation that is being considered.

　　少数选民赞成正在考虑的新立法。

　　Few students enjoy learning from reading books, as they would prefer to try different things and learn by experimentation.

　　很少有学生喜欢从读书中学习，因为他们更喜欢尝试不同的东西，通过实验来学习。

　　I would like some peas, please.

　　请给我一些豌豆。

　　To say that something does NOT happen more often than it does, or is less common than you expect

　　说某事不会比它发生得更频繁，或者比你期望的要少

　　Hardly/Hardly ever/Rarely/Infrequently/Seldom/Sporadically/Scarcely/For a short time

　　很少//偶尔/几乎没有/短时间内

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　This is scarcely the time to be doubting our plans, Harry.

　　哈利，现在几乎不是怀疑我们计划的时候。

　　It hardly ever rains here, so if you draw lines in the sand, you can come back and see them years later.

　　这里几乎从不下雨，所以如果你在沙地上画线，你可以在几年后回来看。

　　The ice cream truck rarely comes by our neighborhood, but is very popular when it does.

　　冰淇淋车很少经过我们附近，但很受欢迎。

　　To create doubt

　　表示怀疑

　　Unlikely/Improbable/Doubtful/Possibly/Probably/Not likely/Undecidedly/Apparently

　　不可能/可疑/可能/不可能/不确定/明显不可能/不可能/也许/不可能/不确定/明显

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　To answer your question, it is highly unlikely that Cassie will be picked for the position.

　　回答你的问题，凯西被选上这个职位的可能性很小。

　　Don’t get your hopes up because your design is not likely to be selected.

　　不要因为你的设计不太可能被选中而抱有希望。

　　The doctor will probably have some time to see you in the afternoon, so come when you are available.

　　下午医生可能有时间来看你，有空的时候来。

　　To make generalizations; or talk about multiple things that are related, but not the same

　　概括;或谈论多种相关但不相同的事情

　　Basically/Essentially/Generally/Pretty/Rather/Virtually

　　基本上/大体上/一般地/漂亮/相当于/实际上

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　“Traveling in the different countries in Asia is basically the same,” said John, who had never been to any of the countries in Asia.

　　从未去过亚洲任何一个国家的约翰说：“在亚洲的不同国家旅行基本上是一样的。

　　Essentially, the point of the festival is to celebrate the great things that have happened in the past year.

　　从本质上讲，节日的意义在于庆祝过去一年发生的大事。

　　Virtually every tournament only lets boys compete, probably because everyone is afraid to be beaten by a girl.

　　几乎每场比赛都只让男孩参加，可能是因为每个人都害怕被女孩打败。

　　Qualifiers are not limited to the above list, and can be long phrases as well as single words.

　　限定词不限于以上列表，可以是长短语，也可以是单个单词。

　　What are intensifiers?

　　什么是强调词?

　　Intensifiers are another special category of modifiers. They have the opposite effect of qualifiers, and strengthen (rather than weaken) the meaning of the words and phrases that they modify.

　　增强器是另一类特殊的修饰语。它们具有与限定词相反的效果，并加强(而不是削弱)它们修改的单词和短语的含义。

　　They are either positive (like very) or negative (like definitely not). Some examples of these two categories of intensifiers are below:

　　它们要么是积极的(像非常)要么是消极的(像绝对不是)。这两类增强器的一些例子如下：

　　Positive intensifiers

　　肯定强调词

　　Very/Extremely/Absolutely/Completely/Greatly/Too/So/Totally/Utterly/Highly/Rather/Really/Exceptionally/Particularly/Seriously/Quite (in American, but not British, English)/Awfully (be careful: awful means very bad, but awfully usually describes some great, like The cake was awfully delicious!)

　　非常的/绝对的/完全的/非常的/太多的/所以的/完全的/程度高的/相当的/非常的/特别的/认真的/相当的(在美国，但不是英国，英语)/Awfully(小心：糟糕的意思是非常糟糕，但是Awfully通常描述一些伟大的，像蛋糕是非常美味的!)

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　The boss was very adamant that the software be changed this way, so we had better listen to his demands.

　　老板非常坚决地要求这样修改软件，所以我们最好听听他的要求。

　　I completely agree with Nathan, even though we never agree on anything.

　　我完全同意内森的观点，尽管我们从来没有达成一致。

　　Sally really wanted to kiss Liam that night.

　　那天晚上莎莉真的很想吻利亚姆。

　　Negative intensifiers

　　否定强调词

　　Never/At all/What on earth…?

　　从来没有/根本没有/到底是什么…?

　　e. What on earth is Mindy doing? To question Mindy’s actions.

　　明迪到底在干什么?质疑明迪的行为。

　　Why… ever…?

　　究竟为什么?

　　e. Why did I ever agree to help you move your furniture? To indicate regret or a problem.

　　我究竟为什么同意帮你搬家具?表示遗憾或问题。

　　Dangerously/Seriously/Ever again/Bitterly (goes with specific words, only, including cold, unhappy, disappointed, sad, )

　　危险的/严肃的/永远的/痛苦的(仅限于特定的词语，包括冷漠、不快乐、失望、悲伤)

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　Luke never wants to see Philip ever again.

　　卢克再也不想见菲利普了。

　　My son does not want to attend this college at all!

　　我儿子根本不想上这所大学!

　　You are getting dangerously close to the edge of my patience.

　　你正危险地接近我的忍耐极限。

　　To say a larger number

　　说一个更大的数字

　　Many/Most/Some/Lots of/Numerous/Countless/A majority/Mostly/Various

　　很多/大多数/一些/大多数/数不尽的/大多数的/各种各样的

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　Countless efforts have been made to change the system, but nothing has worked.

　　为改变这一制度已经做了无数的努力，但什么也没有奏效。

　　A majority of the benches in this park were donated by people from this neighborhood.

　　公园里的长椅大部分是由附近的人捐赠的。

　　Herbert was mostly just curious why you designed your office this way.

　　赫伯特只是好奇你为什么要这样设计你的办公室。

　　To say that something happens more often than not, or is more common than you expect

　　说某事经常发生，或比你期望的更普遍

　　Often/Frequently/Commonly/For a long time/Usually/Sometimes/Repeatedly

　　经常/频繁地/通常地/长时间/常/有时/反复

　　Examples:

　　例子：

　　For a long time, I thought that all rabbits just ate carrots all the time.

　　很长一段时间以来，我一直以为所有的兔子都只吃胡萝卜。

　　She frequently stops by our shop to buy a jar of pickles.

　　她经常来我们店里买一罐泡菜。

　　I have told you repeatedly not to bother me when I am working, have I not?

　　我反复告诉过你，我工作时不要打扰我，是吗?

　　When and how should you use modifiers, qualifiers, and intensifiers?

　　何时以及如何使用修饰词、限定词和强调词?

　　For the most part, using these words and phrases can paint a more colorful and vibrant picture of what you are trying to say. They are useful for providing more detail and showing the full picture.

　　在很大程度上，使用这些单词和短语可以描绘出一幅更加丰富多彩和充满活力的画面，你想说什么。它们有助于提供更多的细节和显示完整的图片。

　　Modifiers can be used anywhere in a sentence and can take many different forms. Qualifiers and intensifiers are words or short phrases that often go in front of the word or phrase they modify. However, using too many can clutter your writing or speech. One good technique to decrease the number of words you use and the complexity of your sentences is to review your writing. Can your modifiers, qualifiers, and intensifiers be replaced by words that tell your meaning even better? For example, you can use difficult or challenging instead of very hard, or a breeze and simply instead of very easy. Using this higher level vocabulary improves your writing by clarifying what you mean, which helps your audience understand you better.

　　修饰语可以用在句子的任何地方，可以有多种不同的形式。限定词和加强词是经常出现在它们所修饰的词或短语前面的词或短语。然而，使用太多会使你的写作或演讲变得杂乱无章。减少你使用的单词数量和句子复杂程度的一个好方法就是复习你的写作。你的修饰语、限定词和增强器能用能更好地表达你意思的词来代替吗?例如，你可以用困难或挑战来代替非常困难，或者用微风来代替非常简单。使用这种更高层次的词汇可以通过澄清你的意思来提高你的写作水平，这有助于你的听众更好地理解你。

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