一、常见形容词后缀
1.-ful意为:充满,有(fullof;hav-ing;giving;etc.)例词:useful,pitiful,hopeful,careful,helpful,forgetful,thankful,fearful
2.-less意为:没有,无(without;notgiving)例词:speechless,childless,harmless,hopeless,meaningless,homeless
3.-ly意为:有……品质的(havingthequalitiesof)例词:beastly,manly,brotherly,friendly
4.-like意为:像……的(like)例词:childlike,statesmanlike,tiger-like
5.-y;-ish意为:像……一般的(somewhatlike)例词:meaty,sandy,silky,hairy,leafy,watery,foolish,girlish,blackish,thinnish
6.-some意为:像……一样的;引起……的;有……品质的(like;causing;havingthequalityof)例词:troublesome,burdensome,wholesome,tiresome,bothersome
7.-able(ible)意为:能……的;可以……的(abletobe;capable)例词:changeable,reliable,readable,drinkable,comfortable,expansible,convincible
8.-ed意为:有……的(having,etc.)例词:wooded,pointed,moneyed,odd-shaped
9.-al意为:有……属性的,……类型的(natureof,typicalof)例词:cultural,personal,regional,musical
10.-ary(ory)意为:属于……的,与……相连的(belongingto;connectedwith)例词:revolutionary,imaginary,contradictory
11.-ous意为:富含……的;有……品质的;像……的(fullof;havingthequalityof;like)例词:glorious,erroneous,malicious,gracious,dangerous
12.-ic(ical)意为:……类的;属于……的(typicalof;belongingto)例词:historic,historical,methodic,methodical,dramatic,heroic
13.-ive意为:有……属性的;有某种倾向的(havingthenatureorqualityof;givenortendingto)例词:attractive,talkative,restrictive,defensive,preventive,constructive,sensitive