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单词 very
释义 very
I. \ˈverē, -ri\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English verray, verry, from Old French verai, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin veracus, from Latin verac-, verax true, truthful, from verus true; akin to Old English wǣr true, correct, wǣr faith, care, bond of friendship, Old High German wāra bond, trust, care, Old Norse vārar pledge, Old Irish fīr true, Greek ēra (accusative) favor, Old Slavic vĕra faith; basic meaning: care, loyalty
1.
 a. : properly entitled to the name or designation : true
  < very God of very God, begotten not made — Nicene Creed >
  < the fierce hatred of a very woman — J.M.Barrie >
 b. : actual, real, veritable
  < whether thou be my very son … or not — Gen 27:21 (Authorized Version) >
  < the very blood and bone of our grammar — H.L.Smith b. 1913 >
 c. : simple, plain
  < in very truth, life is short — Benjamin Farrington >
2.
 a. : exact, precise
  < might be the very condition we seek — H.H.Curtice >
  < is in the very heart of the Irish capital — Gerard MacGowan >
 b. : exactly suitable or necessary
  < may be the very thing for the purpose — C.K.Ogden >
3.
 a. : absolute, utter
  < the veriest idiot that ever lived — Joseph Conrad >
 b. : sheer, unqualified
  < the sailors mutinied from very hunger — T.B.Macaulay >
4. — used as an intensive especially to emphasize identity
 < my very chains and I grew friends — Lord Byron >
 < cause the very rocks to tremble — American Guide Series: Maine >
 < the very language of the churches is becoming unintelligible to them — W.R.Inge >
5. : mere, bare
 < the veriest shadow of a mighty dynasty — W.E.Swinton >
 < the very thought of thee with sweetness fills the breast — Edward Caswall >
6. : selfsame, identical
 < her own mother had once used that very word — Helen Howe >
7. : special, particular
 < the path that led across the roots of his very tree — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
Synonyms: see same
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English verray, from verray, adjective
1. : to a high degree : extremely, exceedingly
 < a very hot day >
 < sun is very bright >
 < is very much a believer in reason — F.A.Pottle >
 < saw the four of them very plainly — Carson McCullers >
 < is very pleased to edit the … magazine — H.M.McLuhan >
 < towns were very separated from one another — L.D.Stamp >
 < round the corner came a very very nice old lady — Lilian Balch >
2. : in actual fact : really, truly
 < the very best store in town >
 < on the very next page >
 < the very same statement made in different ways — Times Literary Supplement >
 < expected the very opposite result >
3. archaic : exactly, precisely
 < looked as though in her heart she was now, very now, singing the old lines — Llewelyn Powys >
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