名词前多个形容词的排列顺序

名词前多个形容词的排列顺序

英语中多个形容词作前置定语，其词序不同于汉语。总规则如下：

1、限定词

限定词位于各类形容词之首。它本身分为三位。即：前位、中位和后位，词序为前、中、后。

①前位限定词：有all, half, both, such分数和倍数。

②中位限定词：有冠词，指示代词，形容词性物主代词，名词所有格和no, every, each, either, neither, enough, much等，以及wh-起首的限定词[what(ever), which(ever), whose等]。

③后位限定词：有基数词和序数词，past, same, many, more, most, few, fewer, fewest, little, less, least, own和last等。序数词在前，基数词后在。例如： I haven’t seen the vase before．

I like this pretty car．

2、描绘类

描绘类形容词表示事物的性质及人们的观点，先短词后长词。如：cold, great, bad, beautiful kind, fine, interesting, good等。例如

I haven’t seen such a beautiful vase before．

I like the first two pretty cars．

3、形状类

形状类形容词表示大小、长短、高低(矮)、外形、干湿度等。如：large, big, small, little, long, short, low, round, wet, dry等。例如：

I haven’t seen such a beautiful big vase before．

I like the first two pretty small cars．

4、时间类

时间类形容词表示年龄，长幼、时代，新旧、气候，温度等。如：new, old, hot, new, little, old, young, cool, wet, dry等。例如：

I haven’t seen such a beautiful big round old vase before．

I like the first two pretty small square new cars．

5. 颜色类

表示颜色的形容词有：brown, white, blue, black, pink, orange, grey等。例如： I haven’t seen such a beautiful big round old white vase before． I like the first two pretty small square new yellow cars．

6. 出处类

出处类形容词表示国籍、地区、出处，产地、来源等。如：Chinese, Australia, German, Asian等。例如：

I haven’t seen such a beautiful big round old white Chinese vase before． I like the first two pretty small square new yellow Japanese cars．

7. 材料类

材料类形容词表示物质、材料，质地等。如：wooden, stone, silk, golden, steel等。例如：

I haven’t seen such a beautiful big round old white Chinese wooden vase before. I like the first two pretty small square new yellow Japanese sports cars.

8. 用途类

用途类形容词表示作用、类别。如：medical, writing, police等。例如： This is a a large famous medical school.

I like the valuable old Japanese writing desk

9、作定语的名词、动名词。如：boy, girl, man, woman等。

注：在实际运用中须注意：

1. 如两个以上相同种类的形容词同时修饰一个中心词时，其间可用连词and或but连接，或用逗号分开。如：a yellow, black sports car

2. 如要强调某一种类的形容词时，可将所强调的形容词后移，同时用逗号分开。如：a tall, dark, handsome cowboy

3、次序大致，但不绝对。如：Those three beautiful large square old brown wood table, a heavy black Chinese steel umbrella, the man’s first tow interesting little red French oil paintings.

4. 实际上很少出现按上述一至九条规则组合全的名词性词组，因为太累赘。但“无规矩不成方圆”，规则还是规则，规则必须掌握。

下面这首口诀可能便于记忆：

限定描绘大长高；形状年龄和新老；颜色国籍跟材料；作用类别往后靠。

【练习】

I、请按正确的顺序重新安排下列修饰语:

1. ________________ (brown, those, all, snakeskin, smart) shoes

2. ________________ (eating, the, all, green, sour) apples

3. ________________ (German, brown and white, large, antique) beer-mugs

4. her________________ (round, small, pink) face

5. Louise's ________________(evening, long, blue, famous) gown

6. a very________________( old, valuable, gold) watch

7. a(n)________________ (tennis, steel and nylon, expensive) racket

8. a ________________ (black, shiny, small, leather) handbag

9. several________________ (red, pickling, large) cabbages

10. a ________________ (purple, pretty, silk) dress

Key:

1. all those smart brown snakeskin shoes

2. all the sour green eating apples

3. large antique brown and white German beer-mugs

4. her small round pink face

5. Louise's famous long blue evening gown

6. a very valuable old gold watch

7. an expensive steel and nylon tennis racket

8. a small shiny black leather handbag

9. several large red pickling cabbages

10. a pretty purple silk dress

II. 请根据形容词排列规则完成以下练习：

1. She has a _____________ jacket.(leather,brown,beautiful)

2. He has a _______________ car. (American,long,red)

3. They live in a _____________ house. (old, beautiful)

4. We have a _______________ table. (antique, small, wooden)

5. He has a _______________ jumper. (woollen, lovely, red)

6. She has a ______________ ring. (diamond, new, fabulous)

7. It was a _________________ song.(French,old, lovely)

8. He owns a ________________ dog.(black, horrible, big)

9. She bought a ________________ scarf.(gorgeous, silk, pink)

10. I saw a _________________ film. (new, fantastic, British)

Key:

1. beautiful brown leather jacket.

2. long red American car.

3. beautiful old house.

4. small antique wooden table.

5. lovely red woollen jumper.

6. fabulous new diamond ring.

7. lovely old French song.

8. horrible big black dog.

9. gorgeous pink silk scarf.

10. fantastic new British film.