And in this lesson, we're going to look at four different uses of "quite."

而在這節課上，我們要看看 "相當 "的四種不同用法。

We use "quite" before an adjective or adverb to mean less than very, but more than a little.

我們在形容詞或副詞前用 "相當 "表示比非常少，但比一點點多。

It's quite cold, and it's raining quite heavily today.

今天挺冷的，雨也下得挺大。

We can use "quite" before a verb – often the verbs "like" and "enjoy."

我們可以在動詞前用 "相當"--通常是動詞 "喜歡 "和 "享受"。

I quite like watching football, but I don't love playing it.

我挺喜歡看足球，但我不愛踢球。

We can use "quite a" before an adjective plus noun.

我們可以在形容詞加名詞前用 "相當"。

My brother is quite a good musician.

我的哥哥是一個相當不錯的音樂家。

But, if we take the adjective away, and just have "quite a plus noun," the meaning changes.

但是，如果我們把形容詞去掉，只用 "相當加名詞"，意思就變了。

My brother is quite a musician, which means my brother is a very good musician.

我的哥哥是一個相當不錯的音樂家，也就是說我的哥哥是一個很好的音樂家。

He's impressive.

他令人印象深刻。

So quite is quite useful, isn't it?

所以相當是相當有用的，不是嗎？