都是程度副詞，意為：“非常、相當、很”，無比較級和級。其區(qū)別在于：
Ⅰ. quite 可直接修飾動詞。如：
① Some people don’t like the winter, but I quite like it.
Ⅱ. rather 不可直接修飾動詞。語氣稍強?？膳cwould 連用構成 would rather…than…這個平行連詞結構。如：
① She is rather tall. 她相當高。
② Iwould rather stay at home(than go for a walk) 我寧愿呆在家里。(也不愿到散步)
③ I would rather you stayed at home.
④ I would rather listen to music than to swimming. 我寧愿聽音樂，也不愿去游泳。
Ⅲ. very 也不能直接修飾動詞。修飾形容詞或副詞時，語氣。如：
① I like English very much = I quite like English.
② His English is very good. (程度強=excellent) →His English is quite (rather) good. (程度輕=not bad)
[注]：quite (rather) 和very 與“不定冠詞+形容詞+名詞”連用時位置不同。其排列順序是：
▲ “quite + a (an) +adj + noun” → “a + quite (rather) +adj +noun” 如：
① This is quite an interesting film.
② It’s a quite (rather) fine day today. (只有名詞前有形容詞修飾時，冠詞a / an 才可置前。
▲ “a + very + adj + noun” 如：
① I watched a very interesting TV play.
Ⅰ. quite 可直接修飾動詞。如：
① Some people don’t like the winter, but I quite like it.
Ⅱ. rather 不可直接修飾動詞。語氣稍強?？膳cwould 連用構成 would rather…than…這個平行連詞結構。如：
① She is rather tall. 她相當高。
② Iwould rather stay at home(than go for a walk) 我寧愿呆在家里。(也不愿到散步)
③ I would rather you stayed at home.
④ I would rather listen to music than to swimming. 我寧愿聽音樂，也不愿去游泳。
Ⅲ. very 也不能直接修飾動詞。修飾形容詞或副詞時，語氣。如：
① I like English very much = I quite like English.
② His English is very good. (程度強=excellent) →His English is quite (rather) good. (程度輕=not bad)
[注]：quite (rather) 和very 與“不定冠詞+形容詞+名詞”連用時位置不同。其排列順序是：
▲ “quite + a (an) +adj + noun” → “a + quite (rather) +adj +noun” 如：
① This is quite an interesting film.
② It’s a quite (rather) fine day today. (只有名詞前有形容詞修飾時，冠詞a / an 才可置前。
▲ “a + very + adj + noun” 如：
① I watched a very interesting TV play.