英语中某些单词作后置定语的几种情况.docVIP

? 英语中某些单词作后置定语的几种情况 吴缨 摘要 : 一般来说英语单词作定语时应放在它所修饰的名词之前，而本文列举了几种英语单词做定语可以后置的情况。了解这些规律有利于更好地掌握地道英语。 关键词：后置定语 英语单词 ? Several Cases of English Words Served as Post-Position Attributive Yancheng Health School, Jiangsu Wu Ying Abstract: Generally speaking, the English words served as attributive should be put in front of their modified nouns. But in this article some examples are shown of several cases of English words served as post-position attributive, which is very important in a good command of idiomatic English. Key words : post-position attributive English words ? 在教学中发现，大多数情况下英语句子中其单词做定语时应放在它所修饰的名词之前，但以下的一些情况说明了也有例外，某些单词作定语时，则往往放在其所修饰的名词之后。请看： 一、形容词broad, deep, high, long, old, tall, thick和wide只能紧接表示人或物的大小、期限或年龄的度量衡名词。巧合的是英语中的定语在汉语中也后置。例如： 1． six feet tall. 6英尺 2． ten metres wide 10米 3． thirty-five years old 35 二． 形容词用在某些固定搭配中作后置定语。例如： 1．a poet laureate 2．an attorney general 3．God Almighty 4．A court martial 5．The sum total 三．形容词作定语所修饰的中心词是由some, any, every, no 等构成的复合代词时，定语后置。例如： 1. He wanted to get someone reliable to help in the work. 他想找一个可靠的人帮助工作。 2. Let’s go somewhere quiet. 让我们到一个安静的地方去。 3. The doctor did everything necessary to save the patient. 医生为救病人尽到了一切必要的努力。 4. It is something rare in the world. 这是世上珍贵的物品。 四．通常作表语用的形容词，用作定语时必须后置。例如： 1．He is the greatest poet alive. 2. The guests present included a few foreign newsmen. 在场的来宾中包括一些外国记者。 3. On this committee alone there are three women. 仅这个委员会就有三名女委员。 4. The two brothers alike are singing an English song. 这两相象的兄弟正在唱英语歌。 五．某些以---ible 或---able 结尾的形容词用作定语，与every, the only, 或形容词最高级连用来修饰一个名词时，也常放在所修饰的名词之后。例如： 1. We must help them in every way possible