第33课：形容词：大，更大的，长大的！

Lesson 33: Adjectives: Big, Bigger, Biggest!

形容词告诉我们一些名词的质量。 例如：

Adjectives tell us about some quality of nouns. For example:

“大房子”告诉我们，房子很大，很大。

"the big house" tells us that a house is big, of great size.

the big house

“红色汽车”告诉我们一辆车是红色的。

"the red car" tells us that a car is coloured red.

the red car

“瘦弱的女人”告诉我们，女人的身体很瘦（瘦）。

"the thin woman" tells us that a woman has a thin (skinny) body.

the thin woman

“我赶上了一列慢火车”告诉我们，我抓到的火车缓慢移动，或者停在每个车站。

"I caught a slow train" tells us that the train I caught was moving slowly, or stopping at every station.

I caught a slow train

本课程已经教过你的形容词按字母顺序排列：

Adjectives that this course has taught you already are, in alphabetical order:

abbreviated 简短的， adult 成人， American 美国， angry 愤怒， Australian 澳大利亚， average 平均， bad 坏， basic 基本， big 大， black 黑色， British 英国的， brown 棕色， capitalised 资本， Chinese 中文， clever 聪明， closed 关闭， cold 冷， colloquial 口语， common 普通

complex 复杂， complicated 复杂， concrete 具体， confused 困惑， consecutive 连续， continuous 连续， correct 正确， countable 可数， dangerous 危险， definite 定， determined 决心， different 不同， difficult 难， direct 直接

easy 易， essential 必要， established 既定， European 欧洲的， excellent 优秀， expensive 昂贵， experienced 有经验的，exploited 剥削， extensive 广泛， far 远， fat 胖， first 首先， few 很少， final 最后， finished 完成， free 免费， full 充分， general 一般， German 德语， great 大， Greek 希腊语

happy 快乐， hard 硬， healthy 健康， helpful 有帮助， hot 热， important 重要， indefinite 不定， indirect 间接， large 大， late 迟， lazy 懒， linked 关联， little 小， long 长， many 许多， misleading 误导， much 许多， natural 自然， new 新， nice 不错， non-specific 非特异性， normal 正常

old 旧，open 公开， perfect 完善， permanent 常驻， personal 个人， plain 朴素， pleased 满意，plural 复数， polite 有礼貌， poor 贫困， popular 流行， positive 正， possible 可能， precise 精确， progressive 进步， proper 正确， quiet 安静， regular 定期， relaxed 轻松， reserved 保留的

rhetorical 修辞， rich 丰富， ridiculous 荒谬， right 权利， round 团，rude 无礼， safe 安全， separate 分开， severe 严重， short 短， significant 重大， silly 愚蠢， similar 类似， simple 简单， simplified 简， single 单， slim 瘦， small 小， soft 软， specific 具体， spontaneous 自发

square 方， stilted 踩高跷， straight 直， strange 奇怪， sufficient 足够， sure 肯定， tall 高， technical 技术， un-capitalised 未资本化， uncountable 不可数的， unhappy 不快乐， used 旧， useful 有用， well 良好， well-dressed 衣冠楚楚， well-off 富裕的， white 白色， wrong 错误

比较形容词

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

英语使用比较形容词来比较两件事。 他们表明，有一件事比另一件更具质量。

English uses comparative adjectives to compare two things. They show that one thing has more of a quality than the other thing.

例如：大，更大的：“爱丽丝的房子比约翰的房子大”。

Example: big, bigger: "Alice's house is bigger than John's house".

big, bigger: "Alice's house is bigger than John's house".

比较形容词也可以写成相反的形容词。

Comparative adjectives can also be written as opposite adjectives.

这句话可以使用相反的形容词写成“大”，“小”：

This sentence can be written using the opposite adjective to "big", "small":

小，更小的：“约翰的房子比爱丽丝的房子小”

small, smaller:"John's house is smaller than Alice's house"

small, smaller: "John's house is smaller than Alice's house".

例如：慢，慢点：“开车进城比乘火车慢得多”

Example: slow, slower: "driving into the city is much slower than taking a train"

slow, slower: "driving into the city is much slower than taking a train".

这可以使用相反的形容词来写“慢”，“快”：

This can be written using the opposite adjective to "slow", "fast":

快，快点：“坐火车比开车快得多”。

fast, faster: "taking a train into the city is much faster than driving".

fast, faster: "taking a train into the city is much faster than driving".

请注意，“比”一词通常用于分隔被比较的两件事。 但这并不总是必要的。

Note that the word "than" is generally used to separate the two things being compared. But this is not always necessary.

例如：瘦，更薄：“桑德拉(Sandra)在节食三个月后瘦得多”

Example: thin, thinner: "Sandra is much thinner after three months on a diet"

thin, thinner: "Sandra is much thinner after three months on a diet".

这可以用相反的形容词写成“瘦”，“胖”：

This can be written using the opposite adjective to "thin", "fat":

胖，更胖：“如果没有节食，桑德拉会胖得多”

fat, fatter: "Sandra would be much fatter if she had not gone on a diet"

fat, fatter: "Sandra would be much fatter if she had not gone on a three-month diet".

如果你想使用“than”这个词，你可以将句子重写为：

If you wanted to use the word "than", you could rewrite the sentence as:

薄，更薄：“桑德拉比她三个月的饮食前更瘦”

thin, thinner: "Sandra is much thinner than she was before her three-month diet"

thin, thinner: "Sandra is much thinner than she was before her three-month diet".

音节

SYLLABLES

英语有一些规则可以将形容词变成比较形容词。 规则取决于形容词包含多少个音节。

English has some rules for making an adjective into a comparative adjective. The rules depend on how many syllables the adjective contains.

音节是单词的一部分，元音有或没有周围的元素。 例如，“dog”有一个音节。 “沙子”有一个音节。 “水”有两个。 “女儿”有两个。“假日”有三个。“高速公路”有三个。

A syllable is part of a word, a vowel with or without surrounding consonants. For example, "dog" has one syllable. "Sand" has one syllable. "Water" has two. "Daughter" has two. "Holiday" has three. "Motorway" has three.

"Sand" has one syllable. "Water" has two. "Daughter" has two. "Holiday" has three. "Motorway" has three.

拼写比较形容词的规则

RULES for SPELLING COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

规则1：对于以“e”结尾的一个音节的单词：在结尾添加“r”。 示例，包括您第一次看到的许多单词，包括：

Rule 1: for a word of one syllable ending in "e": add an "r" to the end. Examples, including many words that you see for the first time, are:

wide 宽 -> wider, close 闭合 -> closer, large 大 -> larger, strange 奇怪 -> stranger, free 自由 -> freer, rude 无礼 -> ruder, late 晚 -> later, nice 不错 -> nicer, safe 安全 -> safer

规则2：对于一个音节的单词，最后有一个元音和一个辅音：将辅音加倍并在单词的末尾添加“-er”。 （注意：不包括连字符，它只是英语语法显示单词结尾的方式）。 例子：

Rule 2: for a word of one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end: double the consonant and add "-er" to the end of the word. (Note: don't include the hyphen, it's just the way English grammar shows word endings). Examples:

big 大 -> bigger, fat 胖 -> fatter, sad 伤心 -> sadder, thin 薄 -> thinner, hot 热 -> hotter, red 红色 -> redder

规则3：对于以“y”结尾的一个音节的单词：在末尾添加“er”，或者有时将“y”改为“i”，然后添加“-er”。 例子：

Rule 3: for a word of one syllable ending in "y": add "er" to the end, or sometimes change the "y" to an "i", then add "-er". Examples:

dry 干 -> drier, wry 扭歪 -> wryer, grey 灰色 -> greyer

规则4：对于一个音节的单词，最后有一个以上的元音或一个以上的辅音：在末尾添加“-er”。 例子：

Rule 4: for a word of one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end: add "-er" to the end. Examples:

high 高 -> higher, fast 快 -> faster, quick 快 -> quicker, short 短 -> shorter, tall 高 -> taller, hard 硬 -> harder, rich 丰富 -> richer, round 团 -> rounder, long 长 -> longer, small 小 -> smaller, soft 软 -> softer, straight 直 -> straighter, brown 棕色 -> browner

规则5：对于以“e”结尾的两个音节的单词：在末尾添加“-r”。 例子：

Rule 5: for a word of two syllables ending in "e": add an "-r" to the end. Examples:

gentle 温和 -> gentler, handsome 英俊 -> handsomer, polite 有礼貌 -> politer, severe 严重 -> severer

规则6：对于以“y”结尾的两个或更多个音节的单词：将“y”替换为“-ier”。 有很多这样的形容词！ 例子：

Rule 6: for a word of two or more syllables ending in "y": replace the "y" with "-ier". There are many adjectives like this! Examples:

heavy 重 -> heavier, tiny 小 -> tinier, bumpy 颠簸 -> bumpier, happy 快乐 -> happier, lucky 幸运 -> luckier, healthy 健康 -> healthier, sorry 抱歉 -> sorrier, unhappy 不快乐 -> unhappier, early 早 -> earlier, easy 易 -> easier

airy 轻快的 -> airier, balmy 芳香 -> balmier, beefy 仡 -> beefier, busy 忙 -> busier, cheeky 厚脸皮 -> cheekier, blurry 模糊 -> blurrier, breezy 活泼的 -> breezier, chilly 寒冷 -> chillier, cloudy 多云的 -> cloudier, clumsy 笨拙 -> clumsier, dirty 脏 -> dirtier

dusty 尘土飞扬 -> dustier, empty 虚 -> emptier, fancy 花式的-> fancier, filthy 肮脏 -> filthier, fluffy 蓬松 -> fluffier, giddy 头晕 -> giddier, gloomy 阴沉 -> gloomier, hairy 毛茸茸 -> hairier, hasty 匆 -> hastier, hazy 朦胧 -> hazier, hilly 丘陵的 -> hillier

icy 冷冰冰 -> icier, itchy 发痒的 -> itchier, jolly 痛快 -> jollier, juicy 多汁 -> juicier, lanky 瘦长 -> lankier, lazy 懒 -> lazier, messy 乱 -> messier, mighty 威武 -> mightier, nasty 讨厌 -> nastier, perky 儇 -> perkier, puny 弱小 -> punier, rainy 雨 -> rainier

risky 有风险 -> riskier, roomy 广 -> roomier, rusty 生疏 -> rustier, scary 害怕 -> scarier, shady 阴凉 -> shadier, skinny 枯瘦 -> skinnier, slimy 泥泞的 -> slimier, smelly 臭 -> smellier, smoky 烟 -> smokier, stealthy 鬼鬼祟祟 -> stealthier

stormy 暴风雨 -> stormier, sugary 含糖 -> sugarier, sunny 晴朗 -> sunnier, sticky 黏 -> stickier, tasty 可口 -> tastier, thirsty 渴 -> thirstier, thrifty 节俭 -> thriftier, tiny 小 -> tinier, ugly 丑陋 -> uglier, unfriendly 不友好 -> unfriendlier

unhealthy 不良 -> unhealthier, unlucky 不幸的 -> unluckier, unlikely 不会 -> unliklier, wealthy 富裕 -> wealthier, weary 厌倦 -> wearier, windy 刮风的 -> windier, wintry 寒冬 -> wintrier

规则7：对于以“le”或“ow”结尾的两个音节的单词：如果单词以“e”结尾，则添加“-er”或“-r”。 例子：

Rule 7: for a word of two syllables ending in "le" or "ow":add "-er", or just "-r" if the word ends in "e". Examples:

little 小 -> littler, simple 简单 -> simpler, able 能够 -> abler, narrow 狭窄 -> narrower, shallow 浅 -> shallower

规则8：对于具有其他结尾的2个或更多音节的大多数单词，在形容词前添加“more”一词。 或者您可以添加“less”来进行否定比较。 例子：

Rule 8: for most words of 2 or more syllables with other endings, add the word "more" in front of the adjective. Or you can add "less" to give a negative comparison. Examples:

beautiful 美丽 -> more beautiful, colourful 华美 ->more colourful, basic 基本 -> more basic, common 普通 -> more common, complicated 复杂 -> more complicated, confused 困惑 -> more confused, correct 正确 -> more correct, definite 定 -> more definite, determined 决心 -> more determined

difficult 难 -> more difficult, excellent 优秀 -> more excellent, experienced 有经验的 -> more experienced, extensive 广泛 -> more extensive, general 一般 -> more general, idiomatic 惯用的 -> more idiomatic, important 重要 -> more important, indirect 间接 -> more indirect

involved 参与 -> more involved, limited 有限 -> more limited, misleading 误导 -> more misleading, natural 自然 -> more natural, normal 正常 -> more normal, perfect 完善 -> more perfect, personal 个人 -> more personal, precise 精确 -> more precise, regular 定期 -> more regular, ridiculous 荒谬 -> more ridiculous

sufficient 足够 -> more sufficient, unskilled 不熟练 -> more unskilled, used 旧 -> more used, complete 完成 -> more complete, dangerous 危险 -> more dangerous, expensive 昂贵 -> more expensive, helpful 有帮助 -> more helpful, relaxed 放松 -> more relaxed, vigorous 蓬勃 -> more vigorous

以下是一些反面的例子：

Here are some negative examples:

beautiful 美丽 -> less beautiful, colourful 华美 -> less colourful, basic 基本 -> less basic, common 普通 -> less common, complicated 复杂 -> less complicated, confused 困惑 -> less confused, correct 正确 -> less correct, definite 定 -> less definite, determined 决心 -> less determined, difficult 难 -> less difficult

excellent 优秀 -> less excellent, experienced 有经验的 -> less experienced, extensive 广泛 -> less extensive, general 一般 -> less general, idiomatic 惯用的 -> less idiomatic, important 重要 -> less important, indirect 间接 -> less indirect (or you can say, more direct).

involved 参与 -> less involved, limited 有限 -> less limited, misleading 误导 -> less misleading, natural 自然 -> less natural, normal 正常 -> less normal, perfect 完善 -> less perfect, personal 个人 -> less personal, precise 精确 -> less precise, regular 定期 -> less regular, ridiculous 荒谬 -> less ridiculous, sufficient 足够 -> less sufficient

unskilled 不熟练 -> less unskilled (or you can say, more skilled), used 旧 -> less used, complete 完成 -> less complete, dangerous 危险 -> less dangerous, expensive 昂贵 -> less expensive, helpful 有帮助 -> less helpful, relaxed 放松 -> less relaxed, vigorous 蓬勃 -> less vigorous.

当然，英语有许多形容词不符合这些规则：

Of course, English has many adjectives that do not follow these rules:

clever 聪明 -> cleverer, quiet 安静 -> quieter, new 新 - newer, weak 弱 -> weaker, soon 不久 -> sooner, great 大-> greater, few 稀少 -> fewer, low 低 -> lower, poor 贫穷 -> poorer

它有一些不规则的形容词，根本没有规则！ 例子：

And it has some irregular adjectives that have no rules at all! Examples:

bad 坏 -> worse, far 远 -> further, good 好 -> better, little 小 -> less or littler, many 很多 -> more, some 一些 -> more

最高级形容词

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

英语使用最高级的形容词来比较三件或更多的东西。 他们表明，有一件事的质量最高，而不是其他所有东西。 最高级的形容词也可以写成相反的形容词。

English uses superlative adjectives to compare three or more things. They show that one thing has the greatest amount of a quality than all of the other things. Superlative adjectives can also be written as opposite adjectives.

例如：大，最大：“爱丽丝的房子是她街上最大的房子”。

Example: big, biggest: "Alice's house is the biggest in her street".

big, biggest: "Alice's house is the biggest in her street"

然而，这不能写，并保持其意义，使用相反的形容词“最大”，“最小”！ 意思完全改变了。

However, this cannot be written, and keep its meaning, using the opposite adjective to "biggest", "smallest"! The meaning changes entirely.

小，最小：“爱丽丝的房子不是她街上最小的房子”并不意味着爱丽丝的房子是最大的 - 它可能是，或者它可能是中等大小。 所有这句话都告诉我们，它不是最小的！

small, smallest:"Alice's house is not the smallest in her street" doesn't mean that Alice's is the biggest - it might be, or it might be mid-sized. All this sentence tells us is that it is NOT the smallest!

small, smallest: "Alice's house is not the smallest in her street"

例如：缓慢，最慢：“步行是最慢的交通工具，与乘坐公共交通工具或驾驶或骑自行车相比”

Example: slow, slowest: "walking is the slowest means of transport, compared with taking public transport or driving or cycling"

slow, slowest: "walking is the slowest means of transport, compared with taking public transport or driving or cycling

然而，这不能写，并保持其意义，使用相反的形容词“最慢”，“最快”！ 意思完全改变了。

However this cannot be written, and keep its meaning, using the opposite adjective to "slowest", "fastest"! The meaning changes entirely.

快速，快速：“与公共交通工具或驾驶或骑自行车相比，步行不是最快的交通工具”

fast, fastest: "walking is not the fastest means of transport, compared with taking public transport or driving or cycling"

fast, fastest: "walking is not the fastest means of transport, compared with taking public transport or driving or cycling"

例子：瘦，最薄：“桑德拉是她家里最瘦的人。”

Example: thin, thinnest: "Sandra is the thinnest person in her family."

thin, thinnest: "Sandra is the thinnest person in her family."

但这不能写，并保持其意义，使用相反的形容词“最薄”，“最胖”！ 意思完全改变了。

But this cannot be written, and keep its meaning, using the opposite adjective to "thinnest", "fattest"! The meaning changes entirely.

肥胖，最胖：“桑德拉(Sandra)不是她家中最胖的人”

fat, fattest: "Sandra is not the fattest person in her family"

fat, fattest: "Sandra is not the fattest person in her family"

拼写最高级形容词的规则

RULES for SPELLING SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

规则1：对于以“e”结尾的一个音节的单词：在结尾添加“-st”。 例子：

Rule 1: for a word of one syllable ending in "e": add an "-st" to the end. Examples:

wide 宽 -> widest, close 闭合 -> closest, large 大 -> largest, strange 奇怪 -> strangest, free 自由 -> freest, rude 无礼 -> rudest, late 晚 -> latest, nice 不错 -> nicest, safe 安全 -> safest

规则2：对于一个音节的单词，最后有一个元音和一个辅音：将辅音加倍并在单词的末尾加上-est。 例子：

Rule 2: for a word of one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end: double the consonant and add -est to the end of the word. Examples:

big 大 -> biggest, fat 胖 -> fattest, sad 伤心 -> saddest, thin 薄 -> thinnest, hot 热 -> hottest, red 红色 -> reddest

规则3：对于以“y”结尾的一个音节的单词：在末尾添加“-est”，或者有时将“y”更改为“i”，然后添加“-est”。 例子：

Rule 3: for a word of one syllable ending in "y": add "-est" to the end, or sometimes change the "y" to an "i", then add "-est". Examples:

dry 干 -> driest, wry 扭歪 -> wryest, grey 灰色 -> greyest

规则4：对于一个音节的单词，最后有一个以上的元音或一个以上的辅音：在末尾添加“-est”。 例子：

Rule 4: for a word of one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end: add "-est" to the end. Examples:

high 高 -> highest, fast 快 -> fastest, quick 快 -> quickest, short 短 -> shortest, tall 高 -> tallest, hard 硬 -> hardest, rich 丰富 -> richest, round 团 -> roundest, long 长 -> longest, small 小 -> smallest, soft 软 -> softest, straight 直 -> straightest, brown 棕色 -> brownest

规则5：对于以“e”结尾的两个音节的单词：在末尾添加“-st”。 例子：

Rule 5: for a word of two syllables ending in "e": add an "-st" to the end. Examples:

gentle 温和 -> gentlest, handsome 英俊 -> handsomest, polite 有礼貌 -> politest, severe 严重 -> severest

规则6：对于以“y”结尾的两个或更多个音节的单词：将“y”替换为“-iest”。 例子：

Rule 6: for a word of two or more syllables ending in "y": replace the "y" with "-iest". Examples:

heavy 重 -> heaviest, tiny 小 -> tiniest, bumpy 颠簸 -> bumpiest, happy 快乐 -> happiest, lucky 幸运 -> luckiest, healthy 健康 -> healthiest, sorry 抱歉 -> sorriest, unhappy 不快乐 -> unhappiest, early 早 -> earliest, easy 易 -> easiest

airy 轻快的 -> airiest, balmy 芳香 -> balmiest, beefy 仡 -> beefiest, busy 忙 -> busiest, cheeky 厚脸皮 -> cheekiest, blurry 模糊 -> blurriest, breezy 活泼的 -> breeziest, chilly 寒冷 -> chilliest, cloudy 多云的 -> cloudiest, clumsy 笨拙 -> clumsiest, dirty 脏 -> dirtiest

dusty 尘土飞扬 -> dustiest, empty 虚 -> emptiest, fancy 花式的-> fanciest, filthy 肮脏 -> filthiest, fluffy 蓬松 -> fluffiest, giddy 头晕 -> giddiest, gloomy 阴沉 -> gloomiest, hairy 毛茸茸 -> hairiest, hasty 匆 -> hastiest, hazy 朦胧 -> haziest, hilly 丘陵的 -> hilliest

icy 冷冰冰 -> iciest, itchy 发痒的 -> itchiest, jolly 痛快 -> jolliest, juicy 多汁 -> juiciest, lanky 瘦长 -> lankiest, lazy 懒 -> laziest, messy 乱 -> messiest, mighty 威武 -> mightiest, nasty 讨厌 -> nastiest, perky 儇 -> perkiest, puny 弱小 -> puniest, rainy 雨 -> rainiest

risky 有风险 -> riskiest, roomy 广 -> roomiest, rusty 生疏 -> rustiest, scary 害怕 -> scariest, shady 阴凉 -> shadiest, skinny 枯瘦 -> skinniest, slimy 泥泞的 -> slimiest, smelly 臭 -> smelliest, smoky 烟 -> smokiest, stealthy 鬼鬼祟祟 -> stealthiest

stormy 暴风雨 -> stormiest, sugary 含糖 -> sugariest, sunny 晴朗 -> sunniest, sticky 黏 -> stickiest, tasty 可口 -> tastiest, thirsty 渴 -> thirstiest, thrifty 节俭 -> thriftiest, tiny 小 -> tiniest, ugly 丑陋 -> ugliest, unfriendly 不友好 -> unfriendliest

unhealthy 不良 -> unhealthiest, unlucky 不幸的 -> unluckiest, unlikely 不会 -> unlikliest, wealthy 富裕 -> wealthiest, weary 厌倦 -> weariest, windy 刮风的 -> windiest, wintry 寒冬 -> wintriest

规则7：对于以“le”或“ow”结尾的两个音节的单词：如果单词以“e”结尾，则添加“-est”，或仅添加“-st”。 例子：

Rule 7: for a word of two syllables ending in "le" or "ow":add "-est", or just "-st" if the word ends in "e". Examples:

little 小 -> littlest, simple 简单 -> simplest, able 能够 -> ablest, narrow 狭窄 -> narrowest, shallow 浅 -> shallowest

规则8：对于具有其他结尾的2个或更多音节的大多数单词，在形容词前添加“most 最多”一词。 或者您可以添加“least 最少”以进行否定比较。 例子：

Rule 8: for most words of 2 or more syllables with other endings, add the word "most" in front of the adjective. Or you can add "least" to give a negative comparison. Examples:

beautiful 美丽 -> most beautiful, colourful 华美 -> most colourful, basic 基本 -> most basic, common 普通 -> most common, complicated 复杂 -> most complicated, confused 困惑 -> most confused, correct 正确 -> most correct, definite 定 -> most definite, determined 决心 -> most determined

difficult 难 -> most difficult, excellent 优秀 -> most excellent, experienced 有经验的 -> most experienced, extensive 广泛 -> most extensive, general 一般 -> most general, idiomatic 惯用的 -> most idiomatic, important 重要 -> most important, indirect 间接 -> most indirect (or, least direct)

involved 参与 -> most involved, limited 有限 -> most limited, misleading 误导 -> most misleading, natural 自然 -> most natural, normal 正常 -> most normal, perfect 完善 -> most perfect, personal 个人 -> most personal, precise 精确 -> most precise, regular 定期 -> most regular (or, least irregular), ridiculous 荒谬 -> most ridiculous

sufficient 足够 -> most sufficient, unskilled 不熟练 -> most unskilled (or, least skilled) , used 旧 -> most used, complete 完成 -> most complete, dangerous 危险 -> most dangerous, expensive 昂贵 -> most expensive, helpful 有帮助 -> most helpful, relaxed 放松 -> most relaxed, vigorous 蓬勃 -> most vigorous

以下是一些反面的例子：

Here are some negative examples:

beautiful 美丽 -> least beautiful, colourful 华美 -> least colourful, basic 基本 -> least basic, common 普通 -> least common, complicated 复杂 -> least complicated, confused 困惑 -> least confused, correct 正确 -> least correct, definite 定 -> least definite, determined 决心 -> least determined, difficult 难 -> least difficult

excellent 优秀 -> least excellent, experienced 有经验的 -> least experienced, extensive 广泛 -> least extensive, general 一般 -> least general, idiomatic 惯用的 -> least idiomatic, important 重要 -> least important, indirect 间接 -> least indirect (or you can say, most direct).

involved 参与 -> least involved, limited 有限 -> least limited, misleading 误导 -> least misleading, natural 自然 -> least natural, normal 正常 -> least normal, perfect 完善 -> least perfect, personal 个人 -> least personal, precise 精确 -> least precise, regular 定期 -> least regular, ridiculous 荒谬 -> least ridiculous, sufficient 足够 -> least sufficient

unskilled 不熟练 -> least unskilled (or you can say, most skilled), used 旧 -> least used, complete 完成 -> least complete, dangerous 危险 -> least dangerous, expensive 昂贵 -> least expensive, helpful 有帮助 -> least helpful, relaxed 放松 -> least relaxed, vigorous 蓬勃 -> least vigorous.

不遵循以下8条规则的最高级形容词：

Superlative adjectives that do not follow these 8 rules:

clever 聪明 -> cleverest, quiet 安静 -> quietest, new 新 -> newest, weak 弱 -> weakest, soon 不久 -> soonest, great 大-> greatest, few 稀少 -> fewest, low 低 -> lowest, poor 贫穷 -> poorest

最高级的不规则形容词：

Superlative irregular adjectives:

bad 坏 -> worst, far 远 -> furthest, good 好 -> best, little 小 -> least or littlest, many 很多 -> most, some 一些 -> most

要结束本课程，请注意，根据规则8形成的形容词不能通过添加“-er”，“-est”等作为结尾来形成！

To end this lesson, please note that the adjectives formed under Rule 8 cannot be formed by adding "-er", "-est" etc as endings!

所以，你不能把“more difficult”写成“difficulter”，或者说“most relaxed”作为“relaxdest”。

So, you can't write "more difficult" as "difficulter", or "most relaxed" as "relaxedest".

但是，允许相反的做法。 通过添加“-er”，“-est”等制作的许多形容词也可以通过在“more”或“most”前加上来制作。

However, it is allowable to do the opposite. Many adjectives made by adding "-er", "-est" etc can alternatively be made by prefixing "more" or "most".

一些例子：你可以说“more rich”，而不是“richer”。 而不是“softest”，你可以说“most soft”。

Some examples: instead of "richer" you can say "more rich". Instead of "softest" you can say "most soft".

事实上，有些形容词在这种形式下听起来更好，并且更常见。 例子：

Some adjectives do in fact sound better, and are more commonly heard, in this form. Examples:

“less likely”或“least likely”而不是“unlikelier”和“unlikeliest”。

"less likely" or "least likely" instead of "unlikelier" and "unlikeliest".

“more polite” 而不是“politer”

“most polite” 而不是“politest”

“more sugary” 而不是“sugarier”

“most sugary” 而不是“sugariest”

但这对所有形容词都不适用。 例如，“more small”不是“smaller”的常见替代品。 练习和提问，会教你正确的说英语的方法。

But this doesn't work well for all adjectives. For example, "more small" isn't a common alternative to "smaller". Practice, and asking questions, will teach you the correct way to speak English.