| 词组 | most |
| 释义 | most ◊ used to mean 'the majority' or 'the largest part' You use most or most of to indicate that you are talking about the majority of a group of things or people, or the largest part of something. You use most in front of a plural noun which does not have a determiner or possessive noun in front of it. Most people don't enjoy their own parties. In most schools, sports are compulsory. You use most of in front of a pronoun, or in front of a noun which has a determiner or possessive noun in front of it. Most of us have strong views on politics. The trees cut out most of the light. He used to spend most of his time in the library. Most of the region's timber is imported. Note that when you use most like this, you do not use a determiner in front of it. You also do not talk about 'the most part' of something. You do not say, for example, 'She had drunk the most part of the wine'. You say 'She had drunk most of the wine'. ◊ used to form superlatives Most is used in front of adjectives and adverbs to form superlatives. The head is the most sensitive part of the body. It was one of the most important discoveries ever made. These are the works I respond to most strongly. See entries at ↑ ◊ used to mean 'very' Some people use most in front of adjectives and adverbs to mean 'very'. They do this when they are expressing their opinion of something. They do not use most in front of very common words like 'good' or 'big'. The film is most disturbing. He always acted most graciously. ◊ 'really' Most is more emphatic than very, but it sounds rather formal and old-fashioned. In conversation, if you want to use a stronger word than 'very', you usually use really. Really can be used with any qualitative adjective. It was really good, wasn't it, Andy? These fires produce really obnoxious fumes. We're doing really well actually. |
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