used for emphasis [用于强调] ■in a high degree 很,甚,颇,非常,十分 very large. 很大。 very quickly. 很快。 very much so. 确实如此。 ■[with superlative or own]used to emphasize that the following description applies without qualification [强调其后描述可无条件适用]完全;十足;极其 the very best quality. 最好的质量。 his very own car. 他自己的车。
adjective
actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of a particular person or thing) [强调确实是某人或物]真正的;同一的;精确的 those were his very words. 那就是他的原话。 he might be phoning her at this very moment. 他也许就在这个时刻给她打着电话呢。 transformed before our very eyes. 就在我们眼前变了。 ■emphasizing an extreme point in time or space [强调时间或空间的端点]极端的,最尽头的 from the very beginning of the book. 从那本书一开头。 at the very back of the skull. 颅骨的正背面。 ■with no addition of or contribution from anything else; mere 惟独的;仅仅的 the very thought of drink made him feel sick. 一想起酒就使他觉得恶心。 ■(archaic)real, genuine (古)真正的,真实的 the very God of Heaven. 真正的天主。
常用词组 not very
in a low degree 不太,稍微 ‘Bad news?’ ‘Not very.’. “坏消息?”“不怎么坏。”。
far from being 决不,远非 I'm not very impressed. 没给我留下什么印象。
the very idea!
见 idea
the very same
见 same
very good (或 well)
an expression of consent 好的(表示同意)
语源
Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'real, genuine'): from Old French verai, based on Latin verus 'true'