2020-12-13
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด Q – quick & quickly
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง quick = “KWIK”
ออกเสียง quickly = “KWIK-lee’
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR QUICK
Quick, fast, swift, rapid
describe speedy tempo.
Quick applies particularly to something practically instantaneous,
an action or reaction, perhaps, of very brief duration:
to give a quick look around; to take a quick walk.
Fast and swift refer to actions, movements,
etc., that continue for a time,
and usually to those that are uninterrupted;
when used of communication, transportation, and the like,
they suggest a definite goal and a continuous trip.
Swift, the more formal word,
suggests the greater speed: a fast train; a swift message.
Rapid, less speedy than the others,
applies to a rate of movement or action,
and usually to a series of actions or movements,
related or unrelated: rapid calculation; a rapid walker. 10. See sharp.
WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED WITH QUICK
The difference between the adverbial forms
quick and quickly is frequently stylistic.
Quick is more often used in short spoken sentences,
especially imperative ones:
Come quick! The chimney is on fire.
Quickly is the usual form in writing,
both in the preverb position
(We quickly realized that attempts to negotiate would be futile)
and following verbs other than imperatives (She turned quickly and left). See also slow, sure.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for quick
Adjective
mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability.
QUICK stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power. quick reflexes a keen quick mind
PROMPT is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response. prompt emergency medical care
READY suggests facility or fluency in response. backed by a pair of ready assistants
APT stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible. an apt student her answer was apt and to the point
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Word History
Quick: Read This!
Blink and you might miss this etymology lesson
The first people to use the word quick did not have speed in mind at all.
The phrase "the quick and the dead" gives a clue about what they meant.
This phrase is from the Bible's New Testament,
where the Day of Judgment is described as the time
when Jesus will return from heaven to judge everyone,
both the quick and the dead,
determining who will have eternal life and who will be damned.
(The phrase has also been used as the name of various books and movies.)
It's clear who "the dead" are.
"The quick," meanwhile, is everyone else.
That's right: quick originally meant "not dead"
—that is, "living, alive."
The word traces back to the Old English cwic,
and shares an ancestor with the Latin words vivus and vivere,
meaning respectively "living" and "to live,"
as well as with the Greek bios and zōē, meaning "life."
Its original meaning is evident in a few other modern uses as well,
such as quicken when it's used to
mean "to reach the stage of gestation at which fetal motion is felt." (Quick itself also has an archaic meaning of "pregnant.")
Note that while the noun use of quick to mean "living beings,"
as in "the quick and the dead" shares an origin with the first adjective use of quick to mean "living,"
the noun quick that refers to the painfully sensitive area of flesh under a fingernail or toenail is related far more tenuously.
It's believed to be from a Scandinavian root that is only a cousin to the Old English cwic.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary,
quick′ness, n.
syn: quick, fast, swift, rapid
describe a speedy rate of motion or progress.
quick applies particularly to an action or reaction
that is almost instantaneous, or of brief duration:
to take a quick look around.
fast refers to a person or thing that acts or moves speedily;
when used of communication or transportation,
it suggests a definite goal and continuous movement:
a fast swimmer; a fast train.
swift, a more formal word, suggests great speed as well as graceful movement:
The panther is a swift animal.
rapid applies to one or a series of actions or movements;
it stresses the rate of speed: to perform rapid calculations.
See also sharp.
usage:
The difference between the adverbial forms quick and quickly is frequently stylistic.
quick is informal, more often used in short spoken sentences, esp. imperative ones: Come quick! The roof is leaking.
quickly is the usual form in writing, both in the preverb position
(We quickly realized that attempts to negotiate would be futile)
and following verbs other than imperatives
(She turned quickly and sat down). See also slow, sure.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
quick & quickly
Quick is a noun, an adjective, and an adverb.
Quickly is an adverb only.
Although such expressions as “Come quick” and “Move quick”
are often heard, experts agree that quicklyis quick preferrable.
“By acting quickly (not quick), they expect to make a big profit.”
“It is better to use quick only as a noun
(“cut to the quick and “the quick and the dead”
are trite expressions illustrating this use)
and as an adjective (a quick mind.)
