( 四 ) 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)
a beautiful white Japanese military jeep 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
I have something important to tell you
2 .当“形容词+介词短语 / 不定式”构成的短语作定语时
The teacher asked me a question too difficult to answer
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
The students were required to see a film both interesting and instructive
4 .当 old , long , high , wide , deep 等词附有数量词短语作定语时
The peasants dug a well about fifty metres deep
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 , asha