如何使用highly這個副詞
How to use the adverb 'highly'
Why does \"highly\" seem to collocate well with certain adjectives and not others? Is there any particular pattern or model that may be followed, such as with \"absolutely\" which collocates with \"strong adjectives\"? For example: “absolutely freezing”, but not \"absolutely cold\
It seems to me that adjectives which represent special qualities go well with the adverb \"highly\". The adverb \"highly\" is also likely to be used in highly specialized areas, which can make it difficult to say, at times, just exactly which adjective might go well with it. On the part of the teacher trying to inform the student, it would be a rather subjective viewpoint. One really needs to know and understand the context. There are, however, certain common adjectives with which “highly” does go well. Anyone with a good ear for language, as I see it, should be able to determine which adjectives these are. However, I would say that just exactly which adjectives do go well with 'highly' can be highly
unpredictable because 'highly' really seems to go with special qualities or attributes given to 'something' within any field or subject matter. This could or would make the use of 'highly' highly contextual. The adverb 'highly' seems to go, mostly, with English adjectives that have a Latin base.
Highly Contextual | Highly Rooted
It seems that “highly” occurs in technical and scientific type contexts, though I would not limit its use to those two broad areas only. I think that the majority of the time “highly” appears to go with attributes and qualities that would, generally speaking, be positive.
Highly + any word | Highly Specialised
Highly + Adjective: 1. highly aware
2. highly abundant number 3. highly acclaimed
4. highly adept 5. highly advanced 6. highly addictive 7. highly aggressive 8. highly anticipated 9. highly capable 10. highly commendable 11. highly compensated employee 12. highly competitive 13. highly complex 14. highly concentrated 15. highly confident 16. highly confidential 17. highly contextual 18. highly creative 19. highly critical 20. highly dependable 21. highly dependent 22. highly destructive
23. highly developed 24. highly disciplined 25. highly dynamic 26. highly effective 27. highly elaborate 28. highly evolved 29. highly experimental 30. highly explosive 31. highly gifted 32. highly imaginative 33. highly improbable 34. highly inconsiderate 35. highly infective 36. highly infectious 37. highly intelligent 38. highly insignificant 39. highly intricate 40. highly opinionated 41. highly organized
42. highly predictable 43. highly productive 44. highly profitable 45. highly probable 46. highly proficient 47. highly qualified 48. highly questionable 49. highly reasonable 50. highly recommended 51. highly regarded 52. highly reliable 53. highly respected 54. highly rooted 55. highly selective 56. highly sensitive 57. highly significant 58. highly skilled 59. highly sophisticated 60. highly specialized
61. highly successful 62. highly suspect 63. highly talented . highly technical 65. highly toxic 66. highly trained 67. highly unaware 68. highly unknown 69. highly unlikely 70. highly unpredictable 71. highly unreasonable 72. highly unreliable 73. highly unusual 74. highly visible 75. highly vulnerable
Practice writing sentences with the adverb 'highly'. Got any ideas? Any interests?
