English-Thai Dictionary
quite
ADV ค่อนข้างจะ kon-kang-ja
quite
ADV ทั้งหมด tang-mod
quite
ADV อย่างแท้จริง yang-tea-jing
quite a bit
IDM มาก mak
quite a few
IDM มาก mak
quite a lot
IDM มาก mak
quite a number
IDM มาก mak
quite something
IDM เยี่ยม มาก น่าทึ่ง ยอดเยี่ยม yiam-mak
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
QUITE
adv. [from quit; that is, primarily, free or clear by complete performance. ] Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly. The work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished.
He hath sold us and quite devoured also our money. Genesis 31:15.
The same actions may be aimed at different ends, and arise from quite contrary principles.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
QUITE
QUITE Quite, v. t. & i.
Defn: See Quit. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
QUITE
Quite, adv. Etym: [F. quite discharged, free, clear; cf. OF. quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See Quit, a.]
1. Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken. Man shall not quite be lost, but saved who will. Milton. The same actions may be aimed at different ends, and arise from quite contrary principles. Spectator.
2. To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably. "Quite amusing. " Macaulay. He really looks quite concerned. Landor. The island stretches along the land and is quite close to it. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
New American Oxford Dictionary
quite
quite |kwīt kwaɪt | ▶adverb [ usu. as submodifier ] 1 to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely: it's quite out of the question | are you quite certain about this? | this is quite a different problem | I quite agree | quite frankly, I don't blame you. • very; really (used as an intensifier ): “You've no intention of coming back? ” “I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not. ” 2 to a certain or fairly significant extent or degree; fairly: it's quite warm outside | I was quite embarrassed, actually | she did quite well at school | he's quite an attractive man. ▶exclam. (also quite so ) Brit. expressing agreement with or understanding of a remark or statement: “I don't want to talk about that now. ” “Quite. ” PHRASES not quite not completely or entirely: my hair's not quite dry | she hasn't quite got the hang of it yet. quite a —— (also often ironic quite the —— ) used to indicate that the specified person or thing is perceived as particularly notable, remarkable, or impressive: quite a party, isn't it? | it's been quite a year | quite the little horsewoman, aren't you? quite a few see few. quite a lot (or a bit ) a considerable number or amount of something: my job involves quite a lot of travel | he's quite a bit older than she is. quite some 1 a considerable amount of: she hasn't been seen for quite some time. 2 informal way of saying quite a ——. quite something see something. quite the thing dated socially acceptable: she was quite the thing in heels and stockings and lipstick. ORIGIN Middle English: from the obsolete adjective quite, variant of quit 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
quite
quite |kwʌɪt | ▶adverb [ usu. as submodifier ] 1 to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely: it's quite out of the question | are you quite certain about this? | this is quite a different problem | I quite agree | quite frankly, I don't blame you. • US very; really (used as an intensifier ): ‘You've no intention of coming back? ’ ‘I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not. ’. • W. Indian all the way: dresses quite from Port of Spain. 2 to a certain or fairly significant extent or degree; fairly: it's quite warm outside | he's quite an attractive man. ▶exclamation (also quite so ) expressing agreement with or understanding of a remark or statement: ‘I don't want to talk about that now. ’ ‘Quite ’. PHRASES not quite not completely or entirely: my hair's not quite dry | she hasn't quite got the hang of it yet. not quite the thing dated not well, healthy, or normal: I'm afraid Oliver isn't feeling quite the thing this morning. • socially unacceptable: it wouldn't be quite the thing to turn up in a raincoat and wellies. quite a —— (also often ironic quite the —— ) used to indicate that the specified person or thing is perceived as particularly notable, remarkable, or impressive: quite a party, isn't it? | quite the little horsewoman, aren't you? quite a few see few. quite a lot (or a bit ) a considerable number or amount of something: my job involves quite a lot of travel | he's quite a bit older than she is. quite some 1 a considerable amount of: she hasn't been seen for quite some time. 2 informal way of saying quite a ——. quite something see something. ORIGIN Middle English: from the obsolete adjective quite, variant of quit 1 .
American Oxford Thesaurus
quite
quite adverb 1 two quite different types: completely, entirely, totally, wholly, absolutely, utterly, thoroughly, altogether. 2 red hair was quite common in Rita's family: fairly, rather, somewhat, slightly, relatively, comparatively, moderately, reasonably, to a certain extent; informal pretty, kind of, kinda, sort of. WORD NOTE quite Quite nicely illustrates the dictum that England and America are two nations separated by a common language. If someone in London says, “The play was quite good ” (with a slight intake of breath on quite ), he means it was only fairly good, or not very good at all, whereas someone in New York who says “The play was quite good ” means it was very good indeed. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, quite (sense III.8 ) means "in a weakened sense: rather, to a moderate degree, fairly. " Americans never use it that way. However, when I pointed the British and American usages out to an English friend he said, “I see what you mean: they're quite different ”—thereby destroying the case. Most of the time, the American and British uses of quite do have the same meaning —the irony in the British quite good resembles the American sarcasm in oh, great, or yeah, right, which mean not great or right at all. — JS Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
Oxford Thesaurus
quite
quite adverb 1 there are in fact two quite different types: completely, fully, entirely, totally, wholly, absolutely, utterly, outright, thoroughly, altogether, in every respect, in all respects, without reservation, without exception. 2 it was quite common in the last century: fairly, rather, somewhat, a bit, a little, slightly, relatively, comparatively, moderately, after a fashion, reasonably, to some extent /degree, to a certain extent; informal pretty, kind of, sort of, ish.
Spanish Dictionary
quite
quite nombre masculino Suerte que ejecuta un torero, generalmente con el capote, para librar a otro de la acometida del toro :hizo un quite al banderillero cuando este se hallaba en el suelo, a merced del toro; (fig ) fue un buen quite el de interpelarlo para que hablara .estar al quite Estar preparado o dispuesto para ayudar o defender a alguien :el ordenanza, con orgullo, dijo que siempre había estado al quite, por si alguno lo necesitaba .salir (o ir ) al quite Acudir con prontitud en defensa o auxilio de alguien :según el horóscopo, una misteriosa fuerza saldrá al quite de todos tus problemas y puedes tener una semana particularmente brillante .
quiteño, -ña
quiteño, -ña adjetivo 1 Relativo a Quito, capital de Ecuador, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Quito .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
quite
quite /kwaɪt /〖語源は 「解放された 」; quitと同源 〗副詞 比較なし (!⦅コーパス ⦆一般に ⦅米 ⦆よりも ⦅英 ⦆で好まれる ) 1 (→rather 類義 )a. 〖程度に段階のある語句を修飾して 〗⦅英 ⦆(平均 期待と比べて )割に, 比較的 , まあまあ, … のほう ;〖quite a … A 〗割に …なA (!Aは 名詞 ) ▸ This CD is quite g ó od (↘).このCDはなかなかいい ≒This is quite a good CD . これはなかなかいいCDだ (!(1 )前者の強勢と音調は ↓語法 (1 ). (2 )前者は ⦅米 ⦆では 「このCDは (特に予想以上で )非常にいい 」の意にもなる; ↓b . (3 )後者は通例 ╳This is a quite good CD. の語順にしない; ↓2 a 第1例 ) ▸ We know Andy quite well .私たちはアンディを割とよく知っている ▸ I see him quite often .彼とはよく会うほうだ (!often, frequently, regularlyなど頻度副詞を修飾する ) ▸ I quite like music .私は音楽が比較的好きだ (!この用法では 動詞 はlike, enjoy, want以外はあまり用いない ) ▸ “Did you enjoy the concert? ” “Yes (↘), quite ().”「コンサートはよかったですか 」「ええ, まあそこそこ 」語法 ①強勢と音調 強勢や音調によって意味の強さは変化する. quiteを弱く読めば後に続く 形容詞 や 副詞 の意味が強くなり, quiteを強く読めば後に続く 形容詞 や 副詞 の意味が弱くなる ▸ This CD is qu í te good (↘).このCDは (予想ほどではなくて )いまひとつだ ▸ This CD is qu í te (↘) g ó od (↗).このCDは (中くらいの出来で )そこそこだ ②「割に 」と 「本当に 」との区別 たとえば, I feel quite tired [exhausted ]. で, 程度に段階のある 形容詞 tiredが続く場合は 「割と疲れた (しかしまだ少しなら歩ける )」の意 (↑1a )となるが, 程度に段階のない 形容詞 exhaustedが続く場合は 「本当にへとへとに疲れた (もう歩けない )」の意味 (↓2a )となる. quite の後に程度に段階がある なしどちらにも解釈できる語が続く場合, ⦅話 ⦆では音調によってわかるが, 実際にはその区別が難しいことも多い. また, ⦅英 ⦆, 特に中上流階級では控えめな表現が好まれるため, veryやextremelyの意味でquiteが使われることも少なくない .③否定文 この用法では否定文で用いない (↓3 ). ただし, 後置修飾のenoughを伴う場合は否定文が可能 ▸ He is good at tennis, but not quite good enough .彼はテニスはうまいが, (他と比較して )十分うまいというのではない ④数量詞 quiteはmany, much, severalなどの数量詞を修飾することができない. ただし, enough (of ), a lot (of ), a few (of ), a number (of ), an amount (of ), numerousなどや (↓4 a ), not quite all (すべてではない )の形は可能 (↓3 a ).⑤比較級 quiteは比較級を直接修飾することはないが, a lot, a bitをはさめば可能. なお, 慣用的表現としてquite better ((病後に )すっかりよくなって )も可能 ▸ quite a lot [bit ] taller [╳quite taller ]ずっと背が高い b. ⦅主に米 ⦆〖形容詞 副詞 を修飾して 〗(予想以上で )非常に, かなり , 思いのほか, 相当 (very )▸ That's quite interesting .それは非常におもしろい 2 a. 〖程度に段階のない語句を修飾して 〗⦅主に英 ⦆まったく , すっかり, 完全に , 本当に (completely, absolutely, entirely ) (!通例quiteと後に続く語句に強勢が置かれる ) ; 〖quite a A /a quite … A 〗まったく … なA (!Aは 名詞 ) ▸ quite a different [a quite different ] story まったく別の話 (!(1 )↑1 a 第1例注記 . (2 )quite similarは 「割と似ている 」の意; ↑1a ) ▸ You're quite wrong [right ], Mike .マイク, 君は完全に間違っているよ [まったく正しい ]▸ I'm quite happy to go with you .よろこんでご一緒します ▸ What he is saying quite clearly is that …彼が実にはっきりと言っているのは …ということである ▸ in quite the same way まったく同じように ▸ I quite agree with you, Mr. Glen .グレンさん, まったく賛成だ ▸ “We must protest! ” “Quite right .”「我々は抗議しなければならない 」「そのとおり 」(↓5 )▸ (That's ) quite all right .⦅話 ⦆(相手の謝罪 感謝の言葉に対して )全然かまいません ▸ be quite out of fashion まったく流行遅れである コーパスの窓 quiteの修飾語 ①quite +程度に段階のない語句 この用法のquiteは通例以下の語を修飾する. a. 二者択一の概念を表す語 ▸ different, sure, clear, (all ) right, enough, wrong, same, hard, normal, certain, alone, useless .b. 通例veryなどで修飾されない最高の程度を表す語句 ▸ be happy to do, extraordinary, amazing, remarkable, astonishing, ridiculous, horrible, terrible (→very 語法 ).c. 程度の差をもたない語 ▸ (im )possible, true, unique, perfect, dead, false, finished, determined, full, ready, empty, exhausted, lost .d. 認識 意識を表す 動詞 ▸ agree, understand, see (理解する ), forget, believe, realize, accept, approve (!believe, realize, accept, approveは 3a の用法で用いる方が普通 ) .②文修飾 副詞 との関係 話し手の態度を表す文修飾 副詞 と用いられることがある ▸ Quite frankly, I didn't like him .率直に言って, 彼は好きではなかった (≒To be quite frank (with you ),...)▸ Rugby, quite simply, is war .きわめて単純 [正直 ]に言えば, ラグビーは戦争だ (≒..., honestly, ...)b. 〖反対 別を表す語を強めて 〗まったく ▸ “Is she against the party? ” “No, quite the contrary [opposite ]―she wants to join it. ”「彼女はパーティに反対なのか 」「いいえ, それどころか, 参加したがっているわ 」 (!⦅コーパス ⦆contraryは ⦅米 ⦆で好まれ, oppositeは ⦅英 ⦆で好まれる; ⦅主に英 ⦆では quite the reverseも用いられる ) ▸ It's quite another problem .それはまったく別の問題だ .c. ⦅主に英 かたく ⦆〖最上級の前で; ~ the …〗断然, まったく ((by ) far ) (!通例比較級とは用いない ) ▸ quite the busiest day 本当に一番忙しい日 3 a. 〖否定文で 〗まったく [完全に ]…というわけではない , 必ずしも … ではない (not … completely ); もう少しのところで …(nearly, almost ) (!程度に段階のない語句を修飾する; ↑コーパスの窓 ) ▸ That's not quite true .それは必ずしも正しくはない ▸ I don't know quite [quite know ] where to begin .正確にどこから始めたらいいのかよくわからない (!quiteは疑問詞を修飾する; →exactly 1 ) ▸ It's not quite the same thing .それはまったく同じことというわけではない (!the same thingの場合肯定文ではexactlyを用いquiteは用いない ) ▸ “I guess Lucy got what she wanted. ” “Not quite . ”「ルーシーは望みのものを手に入れたんでしょうね 」「そうでもないよ 」▸ I'm not quite sure how I did it .自分でそれをどうやったのかよくわからない ▸ I'm not quite ready .まだもう少し用意ができていない b. 〖not quite as [so ] … (as A do )〗(Aが …するほど )…というわけではない (!⦅コーパス ⦆as節が省略されるときはsoの方が好まれる ) ▸ That movie wasn't quite as [so ] good as we expected .その映画は期待どおりの出来というわけではなかった 4 a. 〖quite a A 〗かなりのA 〈数量 時間 程度など 〉; そこそこのA (!Aが少数 少量を表す語の場合, 反語的に多数 多量を表す ) ▸ I worked quite a lot [⦅英 くだけて ⦆a bit ].私はずいぶん働いた ▸ quite a few [⦅英 ⦆good few ] (…)かなり多数 (の …) (!(1 )quite few (…)は 「とても少ない数 (の …)」の意味だが ⦅まれ ⦆. (2 )量には quite a little (…)を用いる ) ▸ quite a profit かなりの利益 b. 〖quite a A 〗並はずれて (よい [悪い ])A ; (価値判断を含む語を強めて )大変なA , 本当にA (!Aは程度に段階のある C 名詞単数形; U 名詞や複数名詞とは用いない ) ▸ It was quite a shock for Michael .それはマイケルにとっては大変なショックだった ▸ She is quite a woman [beauty ].彼女はすばらしい女性 [すごい美人 ]だ .c. 〖quite some A 〗相当多くのA 〈時間 距離など 〉 (!⦅コーパス ⦆Aは通例 U 名詞で, C 名詞複数形になるのは ⦅まれ ⦆) ; ⦅くだけて ⦆なかなかのA, 大したA (!Aは単複 C 名詞 ) ▸ for quite some time 本当にずっと長い間 ▸ Mark is quite some player .マークは大した選手だよ .d. ⦅やや古 ⦆〖~ the A 〗(描写を強めて )まさにA 〈人 物 事 〉 (!しばしば皮肉で ) .5 ⦅主に英 かたい話 ⦆〖~ (so )〗(同意 理解を示して )そのとおり, いかにも (!しばしばsoを伴う; 相手を見下したような感じを与えることがある ) ▸ “She should [should not ] have done it! ” “Qu í te [Quite s ó ](↘). ”「彼女はそれをすべきだった [すべきではなかった ]」「おっしゃるとおりです 」 (!先行する節が肯定 否定のいずれの場合も可能 ) (… and ) qu ì te r í ght (, ) t ó o .⦅英 ⦆(そしてそれは )まったくそのとおりである, (それはそれで )しかたがない, 当然である (↑2 a 第7例 ).be not qu ì te the th í ng 1 (社会的に )受け入れられない .2 ⦅やや古 ⦆健康 [普通 ]でない .qu ì te en ó ugh ⦅主に英 ⦆〖名詞的に 〗(うんざりするほど )十分な数量 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗(うんざりするほど )十分な数量の .qu ì te s ó mething ⦅話 ⦆かなりの [なかなかの, たいした ]もの (!人 物 事のいずれにも用いる ) .