用英文表達「好」時我們會用「Good」。那麼，想要表現出多「好」時要用什麼副詞比較好呢?
大家馬上想到的可能是「very good」或「pretty good」吧。但你們知道這兩個有什麼差別嗎？這應該是有學過英文的人都抱持過的疑問。
雖然兩者都可以用來修飾good，但在意思上是有一點差別的。
所以，為了能夠正確使用修飾形容詞的單字，我將用例句徹底說明「very good」和「pretty good」的差別！
very good和pretty good的差別是？
首先來看一下「very good」和「pretty good」的意思吧。
very good : 很好
pretty good : 還不錯，還算可以
這兩個單字可以像這樣用在下面的句子中。
Very good
A：How are you doing lately?
B：Very good!
A：最近如何呀？
B：非常好！
A：How did you do on your English test today?
B：I did very well!
A：你今天的英文考得怎麼樣？
B：很不錯！
Pretty good
A：How are you doing lately?
B：Pretty good.
A：最近如何呀？
B：還不錯。
A：How did you do on your science test today?
B：I did pretty good.
A：I see. You have to review for your next exam!
A：你今天的科學考得怎麼樣？
B：還可以啦。
A：是喔。那你需要為了下次考試複習一下了呢！
如果在這些句子中誤用了「very good」和「pretty good」，傳達給對方的意思就會不一樣了。接著就詳細來看看它們個別的意思吧。
very good的意思和用法
very good表示「很好」。修飾Good的very意思如下:
Very : ＜副詞＞非常、很、十分
為了加深你的印象，來確認一下在日常對話中有用到very的例子吧！
very的例句
A：She is very kind.
B：I think that is her strength.
A：她人很好。
B：我覺得那是她的優點。
A：What was the most difficult subject on yesterday’s test?
B：The English test was the most difficult. Because I am not good at pronunciation.
A：I think you did very well. Let’s study again for the next test.
A：昨天的考試哪科最難啊?
B：英文考試最難。因為我發音很爛。
A：我覺得你做的很好喔。為了下次的考試再來學習吧。
A：He likes soccer very much.
B：I heard he’s thinking about studying in the US or Australia.
A：He wants to learn American and Australian English for his future career abroad.
B：He is a very diligent person.
A：他很喜歡足球。
B：我聽說他考慮要留在美國或澳洲。
A：他為了將來想要學美式英文或是澳洲英文。
B：他真的很勤奮呢。
A：This article on the movie looks difficult to read in English…did you read it?
B：I read it! It was a very good article!
A：這篇關於那部電影的英文文章好像很難・・・你看過了嗎？
B：我看了！是非常好的文章！
pretty good的意思和用法
Pretty good表示「還不錯，還算可以」。修飾Good的pretty意思如下:
Pretty : ＜副詞＞還不錯，還算可以、蠻、相當
「Pretty good」比起「Good」，還要更不好一點。
在稱讚的情境中使用「pretty」的話，其實會有「不是很喜歡/不是很好」的意思，而且會帶有些微輕視的感覺，所以必需要注意。
此外，在和他人交談時使用「pretty」可以有模糊帶過的效果。
例子如下，當父母問起考試的事情時…
母親：How did you do on today’s exam?
自己：I think I did pretty well.
母親：今天的考試考得如何?
自己：我覺得還可以啊。
在稍微了解了一些之後，為了加深印象，來確認一下用到pretty的例句吧！
Pretty good的例句
A：How was your Business English lesson with a native speaker yesterday?
B：I think it was pretty good. But I still need to learn more.
A：你昨天和母語人士的商業英文課如何啊？
B：我覺得還可以吧。不過還需要努力。
A：He is pretty sure that he will be the best in the test.
B：He came in first last time, too.
A：I have heard that he studies very hard every day.
A：他蠻確定在比賽中一定會得第一的。
B：他之前也第一。
A：我聽說他每天都很認真學習。
A：Was that cake good?
B：That’s pretty good！But if you’re going to buy a cake, I’d suggest a cake shop near the train station.
A：I see! I’ll go out and buy some next time.
A：那塊蛋糕好吃嗎？
B：還行啊！不過，要買蛋糕的話推薦車站附近那家。
A：好喔！那我下次去買買看。
A：How are you doing lately?
B：Hmmm, I’m pretty good.
A：Have you had anything good happen to you lately?
B：I bought a car, but it was quite expensive and I ran out of money.
A：That’s going to take some very hard work.
A：你最近好嗎？
B：恩…還可以吧。
A：最近有發生什麼好事嗎？
B：我買了車，不過因為太貴所以我現在沒錢了。
A：那你要很努力工作了。
「好」的程度
這次學到的good的程度如下所示:
Very good＞Good＞Pretty good
如果要表達處在最好的狀態，就用very good吧。
表示程度的副詞
除了Very和pretty以外，表示程度的副詞還有非常多種！這次就來簡單的看一下幾個表現吧。
＜一些＞ a little, a bit
＜相當地＞ quite, fairly
＜很、非常＞ so, extremely, really, bloody（俚語）
okay / pretty good / good / great / excellent
為了能夠用英文表達自己的狀態，一邊複習用到good的表現，一邊看下面幾個詞語的意思和例句吧。
・okay ：尚可
・pretty good ：還行、不錯
・good ：好
・great ：很好
・excellent：非常好、優秀
Okay的例句
He’ll be okay by himself.
他自己一個人沒問題的。
My studies are going okay.
讀書還算順利啦。
Pretty good的例句
The results of this physical examination are pretty good.
這次健康檢查的結果還蠻好的。
That dress of yours looks pretty good.
你那件裙子蠻好看的。
Good的例句
A：How are you doing today?
B：I’m good.
A：你今天好嗎？
B：還不錯。
The coffee I bought the other day was very good.
前幾天買的咖啡很好喝。
Great的例句
A：What did you think of the movie you saw yesterday?
B：That was great!
A：你昨天看的電影如何？
B：超好看！
The curry I had for lunch today was great.
我今天午餐吃的咖哩超好吃。
Excellent的例句
Her comments were excellent.
她的評價棒極了。
This wine was excellent.
這紅酒太棒了。
總結
這次我說明了「very good」和「pretty good」的差別！
雖然是很常聽到的英文，不過卻意外地不知道它們的細微差別呢。為了不要忘記，常常練習、並實際應用看看吧！
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