Kevin_von 2008-5-3 22:23
【连载20080503】English Usage ----形容词的先后搭配举例
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以下是来自GOOGLE新闻组以及国外英语学习网站的回复4RE$ijMzbF
In fact, Very few native speakers can tell anyone why which adjective comes before another, but those who study these things have determined that adjectives divide into nine categories, and these categories come in a certain order. LfO^6V/rC0BL
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1. The general order is: [b]opinion, fact[/b]:~N G6@ {&[
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("Opinion" is what you [b]think[/b] about something. "Fact" is what is definitely [b]true[/b] about something.)
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1。先主观后客观。带有评价性质的词放在前面,越是客观事实的则越靠近被修饰的词H,k1ra6W8d6]!Xmu,K
比如一辆漂亮的法国汽车,NICE漂亮就是一个评价性质的。B*@7B"I-WLm%t#`,m
2。具体的规则还包括,按以下顺序size, age, shape, colour, material, origin
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3。一些虽然表达了客观事实的意思,但习惯上还是放在第一个修饰。'E-Xb.u:Y!?NS3n_"[
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