■ 2. 形容词后缀
★ (1)带有“属性，倾向，相关”的含义
1)-able, -ible movable, comfortable, applicable, visible, responsible
2)-al natural, additional, educational
3)-an urban, suburban, republican
4)-ant, -ent distant, important, excellent
5)-ar similar, popular, regular
6)-ary military, voluntary
7)-ic, -atic, ical systematic, historic, physical,
8)-ine masculine, feminine, marine
9)-ing moving, touching, daring
10)-ish foolish, bookish, selfish
11)-ive active ,impressive, decisive
12)-ory satisfactory, compulsory
13)-il, -ile, -eel fragile
★ (2) 表示“相象，类似”的含义
1)-ish boyish, childish
2)-esque picturesque
3)-like manlike, childlike
4)-ly manly, fatherly, scholarly, motherly
5)-some troublesome, handsome
6)-y milky, pasty
★ (3) 表示“充分的”含义
1)-ful, beautiful, wonderful, helpful, truthful
2)-ous, dangerous, generous, courageous, various
3)-ent, violent,
★ (4) 表示由某种物质形成，制成或生产的含义
1)-en, wooden, golden, woolen
2)-ous, gaseous
3)-fic, scientific
★ (5) 表示方向的含义
1)-ern, eastern, western
2)-ward, downward, forward
★ (6) 表示“倍数”的含义
1)-ble, double, treble
2)-ple, triple
3)-fold, twofold, tenfold
★ (7) 表示“数量关系”的含义
1)-teen, thirteen
2)-ty, fifty
3)-th, fourth, fiftieth
★ (8) 表示国籍，语种，宗教的含义
1)-an, Roman, European
2)-ese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese
3)-ish, English, Spanish
★ (9) 表示“比较程度”的含义
1)-er, greater
2)-ish, reddish, yellowish
3)-est, highest
4)-most, foremost, topmost
★ (10) 表示否定
-less, countless, stainless, wireless
★ (11) 表示 “防…的 ”
-proof burglarproof fireproof windproof airproof waterproof rainproof bulletproof
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