What are compound adjectives - Tính từ ghép là gi?
Trong tiếng Anh Tính từ ghép còn được gọi là compound adjectives. Là một tính từ, được nối liền với hai hoặc nhiều từ bằng dấu (-) nối ngang.
Ví dụ:
- An English-speaking country.
- A time-saving gadget.
- A thirty-floor building.
Tính từ ghép dược cấu trúc như thế nào?
Compound adjectives được hình thành theo các mẫu như sau:
Adverb-past participle / noun + ed
Adjective-present participle (verb + ing)
Noun-past participle
Adjective + noun + ED
| Adjective-past participle / noun + ed
Noun-adjective
Adjective-noun
Noun-noun
Other - Cấu trúc khác
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Chi tiết về Tính từ ghép - compound adjective
Adjective + Present / participle
Ví dụ:1) Absent-minded = forgetful (The second part of the compound adjective is Past Participle)
2) Big-headed = proud of one's self (The second part of the compound adjective is Past Participle)
3) Cold-blooded = a kind of classification of animals (The second part of the compound adjective is Past Participle)
4) Easy-going = easy unobstructed progress (The second part of the compound adjective is Present Participle)
5) Good-looking = attractive, beautiful (The second part of the compound adjective is Present Participle)
6) In-the-middle-aged = being roughly between 45 and 65 years old (The second part of the compound adjective is Past Participle)
7) Left-handed = having long legs (The second part of the compound adjective is Past Participle)
8) Quick-witted = intelligent (The second part of the compound adjective is Past Participle)
9) Thick-skinned = not easily offended (The second part of the compound adjective is Past Participle)
The second part of the compound adjective is usually a present participle or past participle.
Adjective + Adverb + Present / Past Participle
Ví dụ:1) Far-reaching = Having a wide range, influence, or effect
2) Free-standing = Standing or operating independently of anything else
3) Good-looking = Of a pleasing or attractive appearance; handsome
4) Hard-wearing = Hard to beat
5) Labor-saving = Designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor
6) Long-lasting = Existing for a long time
7) Mouth-watering = Appealing to the sense of taste
8) Never-ending = Not ending
9) Record-breaking = Surpassing any previously established record
Adverb + Adjective
The adverbs intensify the meaning of the adjectives they modify.Ví dụ:
1) Almost helpless
2) Extremely Painful
3) Quite fiercely
4) Rather selfish
5) So grateful
6) Very excited
7) Very remarkable
Adjective + Noun
1) Busy Day = Engaged in activity throughout the day
2) Curly hair = Hair having curls
3) Deep-sea = of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea
4) Friendly People = People having friendly attitude
5) Full-length = Showing or fitted to the entire length, especially of the human body or Of a normal or standard length
6) Last-minute = The period just before a significant or concluding moment such as a deadline, due date, or scheduled event
7) Lonely house = House located at a lonely place
8) Lovely person = Person having lovely manners
9) Prime Minister = Head of Cabinet of Ministers
Noun + Adjective
1) Trouble-free = without problems or difficulties2) Lead-free = not containing the element lead
3) World-famous = Most famous
Number + Noun + Adjective
1) Eleven-man team
2) Forty-mile Having forty miles distance
3) Four-Stroke = having four stroke
4) One-Eyed = having only one eye
5) One-layered disk = Disk having single layer
6) Single-Handed = done by one person
7) Six-and-a-half-year-old child = Child's age
8) Six-Sided = having six sides
9) Sixteen-week semester = Duration of Semester
10) Three-legged stool = Stool having three legs
11) Three-storey house = House having three floors
12) Twenty-Page = Having twenty page
13) Two-bedroom flat
14) Two-car garage = Garage for parking two cars
15) Two-Stroke = engine having two strokes
16) Two-Door = Having two doors
17) Sweetheart = a person whom another loves
Place + Noun/Adjective
1) Farm-fresh = Fresh from farms2) Indian Bazaar = a specific place or market wherein you will find Indian shops, restaurants.
3) housewife = a married woman devoted to work for her family and attends all house hold activities at home
4) home-made = prepared at home, not bought from a shop
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