多个形容词修饰名词时,其顺序为:
限定词-数词-描绘词-(大小,长短,形状,新旧,颜色) -出处-材料性质,类别-名词
a small round table
a tall gray building
a dirty old brown shirt
a famous German medical school
an expensive Japanese sports car
典型例题:
1) Tony is going camping with _______ boys.
A.little two other;B. two little other;C.two other little;D.little other two;
答案:C。
解析:由"限定词-数词-描绘词-(大小,长短,形状,新旧,颜色) -性质-名词"的公式可知数词,描绘词,性质依次顺序,只有C符合答案。
2)One day they crossed the ______bridge behind the palace.
A. old Chinese stone;B. Chinese old stone;C. old stone Chinese;D. Chinese stone old;
答案:A。
解析:几个形容词修饰一个名词,他们的排列顺序是:年龄,形状,大小+颜色+来源+质地+用途+国家+名词。
3) -How was your recent visit to Qingdao?
- It was great. We visited some friends,and spent the ___days at the seaside.
A. few last sunny;B. last few sunny;C. last sunny few;D. few sunny last
答案:B。
解析:本题考查多个形容词的排序问题。一般与被修饰形容词关系密切的形容词靠近名词;如果几个形容词的重要性差不多,音节少的形容词在前,音节多的方在后,在不能确定时,可参照下列说明:
限定词+数量词(序数词在前,基数词在后)+性状形容词+大小、长短、高低等形体
those + three + beautiful + large + square
新旧+颜色+国籍+材料+名词
old + brown + wood + table