繼續昨天的形容詞位置用法~
形容詞除了在英語句子中的正常位置之外,在各種特殊情況下也有其特殊的位置。
日常學習中我們還是經常會碰到這些特殊情況的。
主要有以下幾種
一、形容詞被其他詞語修飾時,要跟在所修飾的名詞後面。
如:This holelargeenough for a dog to pass through must be blocked up.
Don't throw away that filing cabinetbigenough to keep all the old documents.
二、兩個意思相反的形容詞並用時,要跟在被修飾的名詞後面。
如:We should be fair to all people, big and small, young and old.
三、形容詞修飾「anything, something, nothing, everything」等代名詞時,要在後頭出現。
如:There is nothing funny about it.
Something important has been found.
四、在某些固定的詞語中,形容詞在名詞後頭出現。
如:Military offenders will be sued in the court-martial. (軍事法庭)
The sum total (總數) of his teaching experience is two years as a relief teacher in a secondary school.
Since time immemorial (太古時代), human beings have fought for survival.
五、在某些口語中,形容詞也跟在被修飾的名詞之後。
如:On Sunday last (上星期日); On Monday next (下星期一); Volume one (第一卷); Chapter two (第二章); Page three (第三頁)。
六、有時為加強句子語氣,形容詞可以放在句首。
如:Brave he may be, but he is not a good soldier.
Old though Jane is, she is healthy and energetic.
七、當定語是「形容詞+介詞+名詞」時,要放在名詞的後面。
如:He gave me a box full of books.
他給了我一個盛滿書的箱子。
八、兩個意義相反的形容詞中間用and或or連接作定語時,常放在名詞的後面。
如:All the people on this island, young or old, are all fond of music.
這個島上的人,不論年輕的還是年老的都喜歡音樂。
當away, long, wide, high, deep, old等詞附有數詞短語說明時,要後置。
如:The river is 20 meters wide.
這條河二十米寬。
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