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。 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: 首先是限定词(determiner),如the, my, this等。接着是所有格(possessive case),如mans, childrens, Johns 等。第三是序数(ordinal)如first, next, last等。第四是数目(number),如many, several, ten等。第五是性质形容词( adjective of quality),如interesting, beautiful, gloomy 等。第六是形状,(size, shape, length)如little, round, long等。第七是颜色(colour), 如red, black, white等。第八是国家(nation),如French, Indian, Singapore等。第九是属性名词(即充当修饰语的名词,attributive noun),如 history, oil, silk等。 现在举几个例子给大家参考。 ① For such an occasion, you need a red silk shirt. ② Johns office is equipped with some new white steel furniture. ③ My friends restaurant serves delicious red French wine. ④ The lecturers first long public speech was a real success. ⑤ There are some comfortable round black chairs in the living room. ⑥ The artists first three expensive long blue Chinese oil paintings have been stolen. |