最高级的修饰语：常见的有(by) far, much, nearly, almost, not quite, by no means, very, second, next 等。如：

His illness is far more serious than we thought. 他的病比我们想像的要严重得多。

China’s population is by far the largest of any country. 中国是全世界人口最多的国家。

I want to give my children the very best education I can afford. 我想给我孩子力所能及的最良好的教育。

The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. 黄河是中国第二长河流。

注：very不能修饰比较级，却可修饰最高级，但它与一般的修饰最高的副词有所不同，即它要放在最高级前定冠词之后，而不是之前(另外，second, third, next等也要入在定冠词之后)。

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