托福语法词汇大讲堂——第一讲：词类_第5页

　　五、 形容词

　　(一)基本用法

　　形容词修饰名词，说明事物或人的性质和特征。

　　1) Coeducation makes children more socially adaptable.

　　2) Many physical and psychological problems may arise in a single-sex school.

　　3) I am not alone in thinking that Chinese education is an exam-oriented one.

　　二)形容词名词化

　　形容词加上the 表示一类人或者表示抽象概念的物。

　　指人时，谓语动词用 ; 指物时，谓语动词用 。

　　1) and [年轻人和老年人] do not have the same idea about physical exercises.

　　2) Young children may go astray and become [无家可归的人].

　　3) The good, the beautiful and the true should be distinguished from the evil, the ugly and the false

　　(三)复合不定代词被形容词修饰时，形容词放在名词后面

　　【例如】something, anything, nothing, nobody和anybody.

　　Youngsters should spend their pocket money on something worthy.

　　(四)常用复合形容词

　　1) 形容词+名词 Full-time 全时工作的

　　2) 形容词+名词+ed Kind hearted 好心的

　　3) 副词+过去分词 Hard-won 得来不易的

　　4) 名词+现在分词 Peace-loving 爱好和平的

　　5) 名词+过去分词 Snow-covered 白雪覆盖的

　　【翻译】

　　过时的 冷血的 短视的 心胸狭窄的 双刃剑

　　【高分形容词】

　　Important: essential, significant, vital, crucial, profound, play a pushing role, indispensable, requisite, critical,fundamental, primary, elementary, underlying, rudimentary, basically, necessary…

　　Angry: annoyed, displeased, enraged, exasperated, incensed, infuriated, irate, mad (informal), livid (informal), berserk, outraged, resentful

　　Big: gigantic, massive colossal, enormous, immense, gargantuan, tremendous, titanic, giant, vast, large, huge, monster, bulky,

　　Good: marvelous, fabulous, gorgeous, spectacular, outstanding, distinguished, remarkable, superb, incredible, unbelievable, out of this world, magnificent, charming, stunning, fantastic, terrific, excellent, great, wonderful, amazing, awesome Many: numerous, myriad, infinite,

　　Beautiful: charming, charismatic, attractive, gorgeous, pretty, endearing, sweet, adorable, eye-catching, handsome, hot, cute, good-looking, lovable, engaging…

　　Clever: brilliant, knowledgeable, intellectual, intelligent, excellent, bright, smart

　　Happy: delightful, delectable, elated, glad, overjoyed, pleased, jubilant, merry, joyful,

　　Fast：swift, quick, rapid, speedy, hasty, nippy, like lightning

　　Hurry (v): hustle, rush, make haste, tear, step on it, dash, get a m

　　ove on, step on it, scoot.