VOA一分钟英语：如何用程度副词修饰形容词比较级

“他比我高” 用英语说是 “He is taller than me.”。如果想说他比我 “高一点” 或 “高很多”，应该在 “taller” 前加上哪类词？

I'm going to explain how to modify comparative adjectives.

To describe a small difference, you can use the words 'a bit', 'a little' or 'slightly', for example:

Tom is a bit taller than me.

Tom is a little taller than me.

And, Tom is slightly taller than me.

To compare big differences, you can use 'a lot', 'significantly', 'far' and 'much', for example:

Physics is much more difficult than history.

Physics is a lot more difficult than history.

Physics is far more difficult than history.

Or, Physics is significantly more difficult than history.

The final thing to mention is which words can't be used with comparative adjectives.

'Very' and 'really' can never be used in a comparative sentence.

Compare comparative adjectives with 'a bit', 'a little', 'slightly' for small differences, or 'a lot', 'significantly', 'far' and 'much' for big differences.

用法总结

1. 在形容词比较级前用 “a bit”、“a little” 或 “slightly” 来比较两者的细微差别。
I think it's slightly warmer today.
He said that the test was a bit longer.

2. 在形容词比较级前用 “a lot”、“significantly”、“far” 或 “much” 来比较两者的重大差别。
I think it's a lot warmer today.
He said that the test was significantly longer.

3. 不能用 “very” 和 “really” 修饰形容词比较级。