1. 完全地，整体地，十分　completely; entirely
2. 有几分，颇，相当　to some degree; fairly
3. 〈尤英〉同意，不错；对的　I agree; that's true

　Are you quite ready?　你完全准备好了吗?
　His English is quite perfect.　他英语好极了。
　The news is quite amazing.　这消息十分惊人。
　It was quite good, but not perfect.　它相当不错，但还不完善。
　She plays quite well.　她表演得挺不错的。
　I'm not quite ready—won't be a minute.　我还没有完全准备好——马上就好。
　The cinema was not quite full.　电影院尚未客满。
　He is quite a skilled worker.　他确实是个熟练的工人。
　He is a quite skilled worker.　他是个相当熟练的工人。
　"It's unreasonable to expect any improvement at this stage.""Quite so."　“在现阶段，期望任何改进都是不当的。”“的确如此。”
　I quite like some rock music.　我很喜欢某些摇滚乐。
　The building is not yet quite finished.　房子还未完全盖好。
　He is quite drunk.　他确实喝醉了。
　Our meeting in London was quite by chance.　我们在伦敦的会面颇为偶然。

 ♣ (not) quite the (done) thing
　（不）得体　(not) that which is considered socially acceptable
　Asking your father to pay your debts isn't quite the thing, especially after he's already given you what should have been enough for all your needs.　要求你父亲替你还债不合适，尤其是在他满足了你所有的要求以后。
 ♣ quite a〔some〕
　〈尤美〉〈常褒〉不寻常的　an unusual; an above average
　She's quite a girl.　她可不是普通的女孩。
　It really was quite a shock to get the news.　得到这个消息真有点令人震惊。
 ♣ quite a few
　相当多　a considerable number or amount
　Quite a few people came to the lecture.　有相当多的人来听讲。
 ♣ quite something
　〈非正〉不一般的，异常好的　unusual; very good
　It's quite something to be made a government minister at the age of 30. 　30岁就被任命为政府部长是很不寻常的事。

 ♣ quite, fairly, pretty
　参见fairly条。

　在美式英语中， quite一词多作“非常，很”解；在英式英语中， quite常靠句中的语调来表达不同的意思：
1. 若有主要重音，且与之连用的是表示程度的词，则quite有否定含意。例如：
　She's ′quite handsome.　她不太漂亮。
2. 如quite有次重音或无重音，则全句较具褒义，也可能表示惊奇。例如：
　I was quite ′pleased.　我挺高兴。
　I think she's quite ′handsome.　我认为她够漂亮的了。
3. 若quite与表示绝对意义的词连用，意为“完全”，通常不带主要重音。例如：
　It was quite wonderful.　那可太妙了。

　［同义词］ completely, entirely, fairly, rather
　［词源］中古英语quite（完全）