了解复合形容词
当两个或多个形容词连接在一起修饰同一个名词时,就形成了一个复合形容词。为了避免混淆或不明确,这些术语应该用连字符连接。例如:
- Diana submitted a 6-page document. 戴安娜提交了一份 6 页的文件。
- She adopted a two-year-old cat. 她收养了一只二岁的猫。
复合形容词的例外情况
注意,组合副词和形容词不会产生复合形容词。因为副词已经明确修饰形容词,而不是名词,所以不需要连字符。例如:
- It was a terribly hot day. 天气十分炎热。
- It is an amazingly good idea. 这真是一个好主意。
如果形容词是大写的,例如当它们是标题的一部分时,你不应该在复合形容词中加入连字符。
复合形容词示例
- This is a four-foot table. 这是一个四英尺的桌子。
- Daniella is a part-time worker. Daniella 是一位兼职工作者。
- This is an all-too-common error. 这是一个非常常见的错误。
- Beware of the green-eyed monster. 小心绿眼睛的怪物。
- He is a cold-blooded man. 他是一个冷血的男人。
- I love this brightly-lit room! 我喜欢这个光线明亮的房间!
- Danny’s dog is well-behaved. 丹尼的狗很乖。
- You have to be open-minded about things. 你必须对事物保持开放的思想。
复合形容词练习
1. 从每个组中选择包含复合形容词的句子:
- Sheila was horribly moody. 希拉非常喜怒无常。
- We’d like you to be part of the decision-making process. 我们希望您成为决策过程的一部分。
- The company showed steady improvement in their stock trades. 该公司股票交易稳步改善。
- This is a widely used procedure for finishing wood floors. 这是一种用于整理木地板的广泛使用的程序。
- Moths ate his woolen socks. 飞蛾吃了他的羊毛袜子。
- That was really generous of you. 那真的很慷慨。
- Sharon’s adopted son is five years old today. 沙龙的养子今天已经五岁了。
- My new car has leather upholstery. 我的新车有真皮内饰。
- She was a well-known actress by the time she reached age five. 到她五岁时,她是一位着名的女演员。
2. 在复合形容词中使用连字符:哪些句子是正确的?
The group was full of rowdy 10 year old schoolboys. 该小组充满了吵闹的 10 岁男生。
The group was full of rowdy 10-year-old schoolboys. 这群人充满了吵闹的 10 岁男生。
The actress is well known. 这位女演员众所周知。
The actress is well-known. 这位女演员很有名。
They enjoyed a three-year profit streak. 他们享受了三年的连续利润。
They enjoyed a three-year-profit streak. 他们享受了三年的连续利润。