形容词和副词一、多个形容词作定语时的排列顺序限定词(these,those
)+数量形容词(three)+描绘性形容词(beautiful)+大小、长短、高低等形体性形容词(large,long,high)+新旧(old)+颜色(red)+国籍(Chinese)+材料(wood)+用途(writing)+被修饰名词(desk)
abeautifulwhiteJapanesemilitaryjeep二、形容词作定语后置的几种情况1.当形容词修饰不定代词one,no,any,some和every构成的复合词,如:something,anything,nothing时
Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou
2.当“形容词+介词短语/不定式”构成的短语作定语时
Theteacheraskedmeaquestiontoodifficulttoanswer
3.当两个意义相反的形容词用“both
”;and;or或but连接在一起作定语时
Thestudentswererequiredtoseeafilmbothinterestingandinstructive
4.当old,long,high,wide,deep等词附有数量词短语作定语时
Thepeasantsdugawellaboutfiftymetresdeep
三、表语形容词有些形容词只作表语,通常不作前置定语
常见的表语形容词有:afraid,alone,awake,asleep,alive,alike,ashamed,afloat,well,sorry,unable,worth,sure等
Theoldmanwasaloneinthehouse
【注】①上述形容词可以作补语
Wefoundthesnakestillalive
②alive,alone,awake等可以用作后置