巧记英语形容词的排列顺序
2006-09-28吴勤干
吴勤干
当两个以上形容词修饰一个名词时,形容词该如何排列?这里面有没有什么规律?如果你记住opshacom这个为帮助记忆而杜撰的词,就能掌握英语中形容词排列的顺序。opshacom中op代表opinion,指表示人们观点的形容词,如beautiful,horrible,lovely,nice等;
sh代表shape,指表示形状的形容词,如long,short,round,narrow等;
a代表age,指表示年龄、时代的形容词,如old,new,young等;
c代表colour,指表示颜色的形容词,如red,black,orange等;
o代表origin,指表示国籍、地区的形容词,如British,Canadian,German等;
m代表material,指表示材料的形容词,如plastic,metal,aluminium等。
英语中这六类形容词连用时就按上述先后顺序排列,如a nice long new black British plastic pen。当然,语言实际运用中不大可能出现这么多形容词连用的情况。
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)
练习答案:
1.beautiful brown leather
2.long red American
3.beautiful old
4.small antique wooden
5.lovely red woollen
6.fabulous new diamond
7.lovely old French
8.horrible big black
9.gorgeous pink silk
10.fantastic new British