複合形容詞
N N N
adj -Ned adj -Ving (主動) adj -pp (被動) 數字 adv adv
1. N-Ned
baby-faced (娃娃臉的) horse-faced (馬臉的)2. adj-Ned
good-mannered (有禮貌的) narrow-minded (心胸狹窄的) absent-minded (心不在焉的) old-fashioned (過時的) short-sighted (近視的)3. 數字-Ned
one-legged (獨腳的) three-headed (三個頭的) five-sided (五個邊的) two-storied (兩層樓的) 例外︰數字-計量單位(-adj),注意複數時,單位名詞仍不加 s。 three-year-old (三歲大的) two-week (兩個禮拜的) one-way (單行的)4. N-Ving
body-building (強身的) peace-loving (愛好和平的) heart-warming (感人的) law-abiding (守法的)5. adj-Ving
easy-going (悠哉的) good-looking (美貌的) high-sounding (誇張的)6. adv-Ving
hard-working (工作努力的) fast-moving (移動快速的) far-reaching (影響深遠的)7. N-pp
heart-broken (傷心的) hand-made (手工的) man-caused (人為的)8. adj-pp
plain-spoken (坦白說話的) ready-made (現成的) clean-cut (清秀的)9. adv-pp
out-spoken (直言的) well-known (著名的) well-behaved (守規矩的) 另外還有:adj-n. 如:low-cost(低價的), high-quality(高品質的), fast-food(速食的) n.-n. 如:day-care(白天代人照顧小孩的), name-brand (名牌的)