限定词属于副词，旨在弱化词意。限定词示例：“quite”、“rather”、“comparatively”和“relatively”。使用部分限定词还是OK的，但是过多使用会给读者留下犹豫、胆小和犹豫不决的印象。另外，“perhaps”、“maybe”、“possibly”这个限定词，通常也是属于不需要的词，可以采用“may”或“might”替代。示例如下：

原译：I do not think that that part of history [the Cultural Revolution], a fairly significant part of our lives for my generation, has gone with the wind.

改译：I do not think that that part of history [the Cultural Revolution], a significant part of our lives for my generation, has gone with the wind.

原译：Perhaps it will take a decade to accomplish this.

改译：It may take a decade to accomplish this.

原译：Experts predict that the reduction of interest rates will lead to a possible loosening of credit this year.