【一】quite通常用于表达积极的内容，可以与名词动词形容词搭配使用。与不定冠词连用时，通常是在冠词a/an前面。【1】I quite agree with you【2】I didn’t expect to get this reward. It was quite a surprise.【3】I’m surprised you haven’t heard of him. He’s quite famous.quite通常是在冠词a/an前面。(quite a/an+形容词+名词)It is quite an interesting book.This is quite an old houseThat is quite a long way【二】rather则表达消极的内容。通常与形容词搭配使用。与不定冠词连用时，可以在冠词a/an前面或者后面。It’s rather cold. We’d better not go to the park today.放在冠词a/an前面或者后面。(rather a/an+形容词+名词或者a+rather +形容词+名词)This is a rather interesting book.That is rather an interesting book.