一、形容词及其用法
形容词(Adjective)修饰名词,说明事物或人的性质或特征。其一般用法为:
1.作定语,一般放在所修饰词的前面。如:
It’s a nice day.这是个好天气。
2.作表语,放在系动词的后面。如:
He looks happy today.他看起来今天很高兴。
3.形容词修饰something,anything,nothing,everything等复合不定代词时,须放在其后。
如:Would you like something hot to drink?要不要喝点热的?
4.只能作表语的形容词:这种形容词常见的有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.她还活着。
5.只能作定语的形容词:east,eastern,outdoor,eventual,existing等。如:
I like outdoor activities.我喜欢户外活动。
6.以ly结尾的形容词:friendly,deadly,lovely,lonely,likely,lively,ugly,brotherly,但daily,weekly,monthly,yearly,early可为形容词也可为副词。
This kind of newspaper comes out daily.这种报纸每天出版。
This is his daily menu.这是他每日的菜单。
7.复合形容词
这类形容词最常见的是下述结构:
n-ned baby-faced(娃娃脸的) horse-faced(马脸的)
adj-ned good-mannered(有礼貌的) narrow-minded(心胸狭窄的)
absent-minded(心不在焉的) old-fashioned(过时的)
short-sighted(近视的)
数字-ned one-legged(独脚的) three-headed(三个头的)
five-sided(五条边的) two-storied(两层楼的)
例外:数字-计量单位(-adj),注意表示复数时,单位名词仍不加s。
three-year-old(三岁大的) two-week(两个礼拜的)
one-way(单行的)