Sunday, December 25, 2005

形容詞修飾名詞之「詞義順序」

形容詞的詞義修飾順序,最後一個當然是名詞。順序如下:

Value/opinion: delicious, lovely, charming
Size: small, huge, tiny
Age/Temperature: old, hot, young
Shape: round, square, rectangular
Colour: red, blonde, black
Origin: Swedish, Victorian, Chinese
Material: plastic, wooden, silver


Examples:

* a lovely old red post-box
* some small round plastic tables
* some charming small silver ornaments

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