Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #80
very
正是的；恰好的；同一的
Exactly the same or precisely the one referred to.
常与 the、this、that 连用，强调所指的就是那一个。
- 1.
The same; identical.
相同的；同一的
- 2.
precisely as stated
恰如所述的
- 3.
With limiting effect: mere.
仅有的；只不过的
- 4.
being the exact same one; not any other:
正是同一个的；绝非其他的
仅仅的；只不过的；相同的；同一的；恰如所述的；仅有的；只不过的；正是同一个的；绝非其他的
In use
This is the very book I was looking for.
That's the very reason I came to the meeting.
The very thought of the trip excites me.
the very center of town
on this very spot
the very thing he said yesterday
the very man I want to see
the very + noun
用于强调某人或某物正是所指的那个。
This is the very book I've been looking for.
这正是我一直在找的那本书。
one's very + noun
Connections
Collocations
- very same
- 正是同一个
- This is the very same book I lost last week.这正是我上周丢的那本书。
- very thing
- 正是那个东西
- That's the very thing I need for the project.那正是我项目需要的东西。
- very person
- 正是那个人
- He is the very person we were looking for.他就是我们要找的那个人。
- very opposite
- 正好相反
- Her opinion is the very opposite of mine.她的意见和我的正好相反。
- very essence
- 本质
- Freedom is the very essence of democracy.自由是民主的本质。
- very moment
- 正是那一刻
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Very作形容词'正是那个'，谐音'唯瑞'，唯=唯一，瑞=祥瑞，即唯一祥瑞的那个。
Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: 强调确切身份, 指定特定事物; note_zh: 作为形容词表示“真正的”，多用于正式或强调场合，口语中也较常见。
Grammar Note
常用作定语，放在名词前，表示强调、特指或精确性，如 the very man（正是那个人）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the ending spelling -ry and the same vowel sound /ɛr/ as in 'very'. Be careful not to confuse with words like 'curry' (/ˈkɜri/) or 'hurry' (/ˈhɜri/), which have a different vowel sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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