Very 和 very much 都可以作副词，且都意为“非常”；它们的区别经常引起轩然大波，而且很多人被它们的类似的用法弄得晕头转向，特别是作形容词的过去分词和有被动意义的过去分词。要大部分区分 very 和 very much，需要知道一个很重要的特性，那就是 very 不修饰动词，而 very much 可以修饰动词，这就是为什么你经常看到 thank you very much，而只有在看错的情况下看到 thank you very.一般来说，very 与形容词、作形容词的过去分词或副词连用，例如：I am very hungry.我很饿。He drives very fast.他开车开得很快。The letter came very quickly.信来得很快。It’s very cold in here.这里很冷。
由于形容词的分类很广，包括分词形容词，其中过去分词本身也包含被动意义，那么规则是含被动意义的过去分词不与 very 连用，而通常用 much，very much 或greatly，此时它们修饰的还是动词。截止到这里之前的 very 都显得那么友好，但是现在问题来了，如何区分含被动意义的过去分词呢？如 disappointed，它既可以是形容词，也可以是动词 disappoint 的过去分词，因此它还有被动意义，我们该何去何从？我们知道如果过去分词有被动意义，那么句中有明确或不明确的动作执行者，但无论是哪个，都可以用 by 引出动作的执行者，例如：She is admired by everyone who knows her.认识她的人都钦佩她。Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated (by us).如果您能提供任何帮助，我们将不胜感激。The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25 (by the company).雇员人数从40人减少到了25人。She is liked at school.她在学校里很受欢迎。
以上例句中的 admired，appreciated 和 reduced 都是含被动意义的过去分词，因为它们都有明确或不明确的动作执行者，此时只能用 very much 修饰，而不能用 very，例如：She is very much admired by everyone who knows her. (正确)She is very admired by everyone who knows her. (错误)
Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated (by us). (正确)Any help you can provide would be very appreciated (by us). (错误)
The number of employees was very much reduced from 40 to 25 (by the company). (正确)The number of employees was very reduced from 40 to 25 (by the company). (错误)
She is very much liked at school. (正确)She is very liked at school. (错误)
被用作形容词的过去分词通常描述精神或情绪状态，因此通常以人或动物为主语，而且句中没有动作的执行者，连不明确的都没有，例如：I'm very bored.我很无聊。Nathan's been very depressed for several days.内森几天来一直很沮丧。You looked very disappointed.你看起来很失望。此时我们不能用 very much 来修饰描述精神或情绪状态的形容词，如在以上例句中不能用 very much 来代替 very：I'm very much bored.Nathan's been very much depressed for several days.You looked very much disappointed.
然而，一些含极端意义的形容词或副词不用 very 或 very much 修饰，它们通常是不可分级形容词或副词，而应该用对应的不可分级副词如 completely，absolutely 或 totally 等来修饰，例如：She was absolutely furious.她愤怒极了。I’m completely exhausted.我完全筋疲力尽了。This behaviour is totally unacceptable.这种行为是完全不能接受的。Very much 还通常用来修饰形容词或副词的比较级来表强调，而 very 通常跟一些最高级连用，例如： Your work is very much better.你的工作要好得多。London is very much bigger than Naples.伦敦比那不勒斯大得多。This is the very lowest price I can offer.这是我能提供的最低价格。Kristin is the very youngest child in the class.克里斯汀是班上最小的孩子。但是当最高级被 the most 修饰时不用 very，而用 by far，例如：我认为看电视是迄今为止对孩子最有害的活动。I think watching television is by far the most harmful activity for a child. (正确)I think watching television is the very most harmful activity for a child. (错误)这些理由中最后一条比其他的重要得多。The last of these reasons is by far the most important. (正确)The last of these reasons is the very most important. (错误)请大家思考一下几个句子是否正确，为什么？1. The man was very dead.2. She is very married.3. You're very amazing.4. The singer is really awful.5. The film is completely fantastic.您的支持最重要！！！如果您觉得这篇文章对您有帮助，请不要吝啬在右下角点“在看”和点赞。为了防止迷路，请设置为”星标“，我们将一如既往地输出更多优质的此类文章。
