複合形容詞:由兩種以上的獨立的字所組合而成的生字
1. N-Ned
baby-faced (娃娃臉的) horse-faced (馬臉的)
2. adj-Ned ( 形容詞+單數名詞 ed )
good-mannered (有禮貌的) narrow-minded (心胸狹窄的)
absent-minded (心不在焉的) old-fashioned (過時的)
short-sighted (近視的)
3. 數字-Ned ( 名詞是與時間價值長度有關的數值 )
one-legged (獨腳的) three-headed (三個頭的)
five-sided (五個邊的) two-storied (兩層樓的)
例外︰數字-計量單位(-adj),注意複數時,單位名詞仍不加s。
three-year-old (三歲大的) two-week (兩個禮拜的)
one-way (單行的)
4. N-Ving (單數的名詞是此及物動詞的受詞 )
body-building (強身的) peace-loving (愛好和平的)
heart-warming (感人的) law-abiding (守法的)
5. adj-Ving ( 此adj為此型連綴動詞之補語 )
easy-going (悠哉的) good-looking (美貌的)
high-sounding (誇張的)
6. adv-Ving ( 由Vi.+ Adv. 而來,如move fast )
hard-working (工作努力的) fast-moving (移動快速的)
far-reaching (影響深遠的)
7. N-pp ( 由V-en+by+ N而來,如made by man )
heart-broken (傷心的) hand-made (手工的)
man-caused (人為的) home-made (自製的)
8. adj-pp
plain-spoken (坦白說話的) ready-made (現成的)
9. adv-pp ( 由be V-en+ adv. 而來,如 be done well
well-qualified well-known (著名的)
well-done 做得好 well-________有教養的
well-________穿著體面的
另外還有:
adj-n. 如:low-cost(低價的), high-quality(高品質的), fast-food(速食的)
n.-n. 如:day-care(白天代人照顧小孩的), name-brand (名牌的)
n.-adj. 如:fat-free(低脂的), duty-free(免稅的), world-famous(世界有名的)