形容词
名词短语中的形容词
名词作为形容词
- 形容词位置为名词；
- 该名词视为形容词；
- 名词短语视为复合名词。
| 限定词 | 形容词 | 名词 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| that | flower | shop | 那家花店 |
| your | trouser | pockets | 你的裤子口袋 |
| worker | solidarity | 工人大团结 | |
| a | shoe | factory | 一家制鞋工厂 |
| company | cars | 公司的汽车 |
复合形容词
- 使用 - ，将多个单词组合为几个单词；
| 限定词 | 形容词 | 名词 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| that | hard-to-solve | problem | 那道难解的题目 |
| state-of-the-art | technology | 尖端科技 | |
| a | five-year-old | boy | 一个五岁大的男孩 |
| that | 10-story-high | building | 那栋十层楼高的建筑 |
复数形的形容词
- 当形容词单复数形式意义不同时；
- 根据句意选择合适形式；
| 限定词 | 形容词 | 名词 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| that | savings | bank | 哪家储蓄银行 |
| damages | negotiations | 赔偿谈判 | |
| several | clothes | hangers | 几支衣架 |
| your | sports | car | 你的跑车 |
只能放在名词短语中的形容词
// 类似限定词
A certain man had three sons.
We had a particular reason for abandoning the project.
// 类似强调语气的副词
Jane is a mere child.
He' s a heavy smoker.
名词短语中形容词的顺序
- 越客观，恒定不变的越靠近名词；
- 越主观，可变的越远离名词；
I threw away that dirty old blue silk necktie.
后位修饰的形容词
// someone, anybody 等复合名词后
I am meeting someone important tonight.
// 一些 a 开头的形容词
Jane and her mother alike are teachers.
补语位置的形容词
示例
// sweet 修饰 flowers
These flowers smell sweet.
// tall 修饰 building
That building is 18 stories tall.
a 开头的形容词
// 不能放在名词短语中, 只能放在后面作后位修饰语或补语
The patient was asleep
主语补语
The kid looks afraid.
She was not aware of the latest development.
宾语补语
The coffee kept him awake.
The drug kept the animals alive.
需要补充的形容词
// 不定词短语补充 eager
I am eager to begin the project.
// 介词短语补充 fond
I am fond of country music.
// 名词从句补充 concerned
The pilot's wife is concerned that he might get killed