複合形容詞
複合形容詞 由兩種以上的獨立的自所組合而成的生字 複合形容詞 由兩種以上的獨立的自所組合而成的生字 名詞＋動詞-ing 名詞＋動詞-en 形容詞＋動詞-ing 形容詞＋動詞-en 副詞＋動詞-ing 副詞＋動詞-en 形容詞＋名詞-ed 數量詞＋單數名詞
1.名詞+動詞-ing (單數的名詞是此及物動詞的受詞 ) time-consuming 耗時的 Compiling a book is a job which consumes time. →Compiling a book is a time-consuming job. Practice Q:I take pity on the boy whose heart is broken. A.:I take pity on the heart-breaken boy.
2.名詞+動詞-en ( 由V-en+by+ N而來，如made by man ) hand-made. 手製的 This is a dress which was made by hand. →This is a hand-made dress. Practice The couple sat at a table which was lit by a candle. →The couple sat at a candle-lit table.
3.形容詞+動詞-ing ( 此adj為此型連綴動詞之補語 ) good-looking 面貌矯好的 He is a young model who looks good. →He is a good-looking young model. Practice They make fun of the woman who looks ugly. →They make fun of the ugly-looking woman.
4.形容詞+動詞-en brown-painted 漆成褐色的 I like the house which was painted brown. →I like the brown-painted house. Practice A baby who was born new is really cute. →A new-born baby is really cute.
5.副詞+動詞-ing ( 由Vi.+ Adv. 而來，如move fast ) brightly-shinning 星光閃閃的 Can you see the star which is shining brightly? →Can you see the brightly-shining star? Practice There is a tornado which is approaching fast. →There is a fast-approaching tornado.
6.副詞+動詞-en ( 由be V-en+ adv. 而來，如 be done well ) carefully-made 精心製作的 This is a cake which is made carefully. →This is a carefully-made cake. Practice The job was done well. →A well-done job.
7.形容詞+名詞-ed ( 形容詞+單數名詞 ed ) kind-hearted 心腸好的 He is a man with such a kind heart that he will surely help us. →He is such a kind-hearted man that he will surely help us. Practice He is a man who has a bad temper. →He is a bad-tempered man.
8.數量詞+單數名詞 ( 名詞是與時間價值長度有關的數值 ) ten-minute 十分鐘的 It is a walk which takes just ten minutes. →It is just a ten-minute walk. Practice We made a journey which took three weeks. →We made a three-week journey.