Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #5838
adjective
形容词
a word that describes or modifies a noun or noun phrase, or expresses an attribute of something; the word class that qualifies nouns
- 1.
A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
修饰名词或名词短语或描述名词指称的词
- 2.
a word that expresses an attribute of something
表示事物属性的词
- 3.
the word class that qualifies nouns
修饰名词的词类
修饰名词或名词短语或描述名词指称的词；表示事物属性的词；修饰名词的词类
In use
In English grammar, an adjective is a word that describes a noun.
Please underline every adjective in the paragraph.
She asked me to list three adjectives to describe my friend.
use + a/an + adjective + to + verb
形容词通常前置修饰名词。
Use an adjective to modify a noun.
用形容词修饰名词。
the adjective + 'word' + verb + noun
形容词位于名词前起修饰作用。
The adjective 'red' describes the color of the car.
形容词“red”描述了车的颜色。
adjective + be + used + in + noun phrase
形容词在名词短语中充当定语。
Connections
Collocations
- descriptive adjective
- 描述性形容词
- In the phrase 'a red car', 'red' is a descriptive adjective.在短语'a red car'中，'red'是一个描述性形容词。
- possessive adjective
- 所有格形容词
- The words 'my', 'your', and 'his' are possessive adjectives.单词'my'、'your'和'his'是所有格形容词。
- gradable adjective
- 等级形容词
- Most adjectives like 'tall' are gradable adjectives that can show degrees.大多数像'tall'这样的形容词是等级形容词，可以表示程度。
- compound adjective
- 复合形容词
- A compound adjective often contains a hyphen, as in 'well-known'.复合形容词通常包含连字符，如'well-known'。
- attributive adjective
- 定语形容词
- An attributive adjective comes before the noun it modifies, like 'blue' in 'blue sky'.定语形容词放在所修饰名词之前，如'blue sky'中的'blue'。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘adjective’=‘ad（添加）’+‘jective（形容词）’，即给名词添加特性的词。
Context & Register
register: neutral, contexts: [语法教学, 语言学习, 日常讨论], note: 通常用于指代形容词词类，在正式和非正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以'-tive'结尾，但发音与adjective不完全相同。其中没有与adjective严格押韵的词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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