英语讲义【59】名词修饰语的排列秩序
<p> 在英语句子里，几个修饰语叠用的时候，有一定的排列秩序。修饰语在句子中的位置错了，或排列乱了，便有麻烦，甚至意思也会因此改变，有时连语气也不通畅。</p><p> 通常几个修饰语在名词之前出现时，它们的秩序应该这样排列：</p><p> 首先是限定词（<span word="determiner">determiner</span>），如<span word="the">the</span>, <span word="my">my</span>, <span word="this">this</span>等。接着是所有格（<span word="possessive">possessive</span> <span word="case">case</span>），如<span word="mans">mans</span>, <span word="childrens">childrens</span>, <span word="Johns">Johns</span> 等。第三是序数（<span word="ordinal">ordinal</span>）如<span word="first">first</span>, <span word="next">next</span>, <span word="last">last</span>等。第四是数目（<span word="number">number</span>），如<span word="many">many</span>, <span word="several">several</span>, <span word="ten">ten</span>等。第五是性质形容词（ <span word="adjective">adjective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>），如<span word="interesting">interesting</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="gloomy">gloomy</span> 等。第六是形状，（<span word="size">size</span>, <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="length">length</span>）如<span word="little">little</span>, <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="long">long</span>等。第七是颜色（<span word="colour">colour</span>）, 如<span word="red">red</span>, <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="white">white</span>等。第八是国家（<span word="nation">nation</span>），如<span word="French">French</span>, <span word="Indian">Indian</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>等。第九是属性名词（即充当修饰语的名词，<span word="attributive">attributive</span> <span word="noun">noun</span>），如 <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="silk">silk</span>等。</p><p> 现在举几个例子给大家参考。</p><p> ① <span word="For">For</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>.</p><p> ② <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>.</p><p> ③ <span word="My">My</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>.</p><p> ④ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lecturers">lecturers</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p> ⑤ <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span>.</p><p> ⑥ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span>.</p>
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