颇

• 拼音: pō
• 汉字拆解: 颇 = 皮 + 页 (skin + head — originally meaning 'partial/leaning to one side' → considerably, notably)

含义

Quite; rather; considerably; fairly. An adverb indicating a notable degree, stronger than 稍 (slightly) but not as extreme as 非常 (very).

颇 is literary and formal. Common collocations: 颇为 (quite, rather), 颇具 (considerably having), 颇受 (quite well-received), 颇有 (has quite a lot of). Used in academic writing, journalism, and formal commentary.

例句

1. 这部小说的叙事结构颇具创意，将多条时间线交织穿插，让读者在阅读过程中不断调整自己的认知预期。
2. 这项提案在委员会内部引发了颇为激烈的争论，各方立场迥异，最终未能在规定时间内形成共识。
3. 他的演讲风格颇受年轻听众欢迎，兼具学术深度与通俗表达，令复杂议题变得易于理解和接受。

用法指南

语境: writing, journalism, academic, commentary

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这份研究报告虽篇幅有限，但其分析框架颇具启发性，为后续更大规模的实证研究奠定了扎实的理论基础。(Although this research report is limited in length, its analytical framework is quite illuminating and has laid a solid theoretical foundation for subsequent large-scale empirical studies.)
• 该艺术家近年来颇为多产，在不断突破媒介边界的过程中形成了令业界瞩目的独特个人视觉语言体系。(The artist has been quite prolific in recent years, developing a distinctive personal visual language system in the process of continuously pushing the boundaries of medium — one that has attracted considerable attention from the field.)

错误说法

• 颇 is formal/literary — in casual speech, use 很, 挺, or 相当; do not use 颇 in everyday conversation as it sounds stilted; 颇为 and 颇具 are the most common patterns — standalone 颇 is rare in modern usage

起源与历史

颇 = 皮 (skin — pictograph) + 页 (page/head). Original meaning: 'partial/leaning to one side' → by extension 'considerably/notably'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal