现代英语的特色之一,是力求以简单的结构,表达复杂的思维。以名词作修饰语,简称名词定语(attributive nouns),便是朝向这目标的手段之一。 所谓名词修饰名词,就是以名词直接修饰另一名词,其作用和形容词相似。例如: Science students; the Clinton Administration; dinner-time; oil industry; Christmas party 等。 下列是名词作修饰语时的语法功能: ⒈代替形容词(或形容词短语)或分词(或分词短语),如: ● country liferural life ● China-U.S. relationsSino-American relations ● a launch pada launching pad ● cube sugarsugar formed in the shape of a cube. ⒉代替名词所有格,如: ● good rapport between consumer and producer countries good rapport between consumers and producers countries. ● a proposal for a ceiling on ASEAN commodity imports a proposal for a ceiling on ASEANs commodity imports. ⒊代替介词短语,如: ● a tool boxa box for tools. ● a television programme a programme on television. ● apple seeds the seeds of an apple. ⒋代替同位语、形容词分句或不定式动词短语,如: |