somewhat
somewhat — 副詞
1. a little, but not very much — used before an adjective or adverb to make the des
稍微；有點
程度不高，修飾形容詞或副詞
a little, but not very much — used before an adjective or adverb to make the description less strong
The final exam was somewhat harder than Greta had expected.
期末考比Greta預期的稍微難了一點。
somewhat + comparative adjective
Cole gave a somewhat nervous laugh when the teacher called his name.
老師叫到Cole的名字時，他有點緊張地笑了一下。
Nila's design for the new library was somewhat unusual, yet the committee accepted it.
Nila為新圖書館設計的方案有點不尋常，但委員會還是接受了。
Despite the sunny sky, the wind made it feel somewhat cold outside.
儘管天空晴朗，風吹起來還是讓人覺得外面有點冷。
A somewhat surprising result came from the experiment that Dr. Andrei conducted.
Andrei博士進行的實驗得出了一個有點令人驚訝的結果。
文法句型
somewhat + adjective/adverb
用法筆記
This sense appears right before an adjective or adverb. It cannot be used directly before a noun (for that, use 'somewhat of a' — see sense 2).
常見錯誤
2. to some extent, but not completely — used before a verb to show partial truth or
有些；有幾分
修飾動詞或搭配「of a」表示部分程度
to some extent, but not completely — used before a verb to show partial truth or agreement, or in the pattern 'somewhat of a' before a noun
The senator somewhat agreed with the proposal but wanted a few changes.
那位參議員有些同意這項提案，但希望做一些修改。
somewhat + verb (agreed)
Indra is somewhat of an expert in traditional Thai cooking after living in Bangkok.
Indra在曼谷住過一段時間，算是有幾分泰式料理的專家。
somewhat of a + noun
Hana's explanation somewhat cleared up the confusion among the students.
Hana的解釋有幾分釐清了學生們的困惑。
The weather has somewhat improved since the storm passed yesterday afternoon.
天氣在昨天下午的暴風雨過後有好轉一些。
The plan somewhat failed to address the main concerns raised by local residents.
那個計畫有些未能解決當地居民提出的主要問題。
- to some extent
more formal, often used in academic writing
- partially
focuses on incompleteness rather than small degree
- kind of
informal equivalent, especially in spoken English
- completely
opposite degree — all or fully
- entirely
opposite — without exception
文法句型
somewhat + verb phrase
somewhat of a(n) + noun
用法筆記
In this sense, 'somewhat' usually appears directly before the verb it modifies. The phrase 'somewhat of a(n)' is a fixed pattern used before singular countable nouns. Distinguish from sense 1 (SLIGHTLY), where 'somewhat' modifies only adjectives and adverbs.