一、形容詞及其用法
形容詞(Adjective)修飾名詞,說明事物或人的性質或特征。其一般用法為:
1.作定語,一般放在所修飾詞的前麵。如:
It’s a nice day.這是個好天氣。
2.作表語,放在係動詞的後麵。如:
He looks happy today.他看起來今天很高興。
3.形容詞修飾something,anything,nothing,everything等複合不定代詞時,須放在其後。
如:Would you like something hot to drink?要不要喝點熱的?
4.隻能作表語的形容詞:這種形容詞常見的有well,ill,frightened,ready,due,glad,likely,sorry,sure,fond以及以a-起首的afraid,alike,awake,aware,ashamed,alone,alive,available等。如:
He was ill.他病了。
She was still alive.她還活著。
5.隻能作定語的形容詞:east,eastern,outdoor,eventual,existing等。如:
I like outdoor activities.我喜歡戶外活動。
6.以ly結尾的形容詞:friendly,deadly,lovely,lonely,likely,lively,ugly,brotherly,但daily,weekly,monthly,yearly,early可為形容詞也可為副詞。
This kind of newspaper comes out daily.這種報紙每天出版。
This is his daily menu.這是他每日的菜單。
7.複合形容詞
這類形容詞最常見的是下述結構:
n-ned baby-faced(娃娃臉的) horse-faced(馬臉的)
adj-ned good-mannered(有禮貌的) narrow-minded(心胸狹窄的)
absent-minded(心不在焉的) old-fashioned(過時的)
short-sighted(近視的)
數字-ned one-legged(獨腳的) three-headed(三個頭的)
five-sided(五條邊的) two-storied(兩層樓的)
例外:數字-計量單位(-adj),注意表示複數時,單位名詞仍不加s。
three-year-old(三歲大的) two-week(兩個禮拜的)
one-way(單行的)