Adjective 形容詞

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What is an adjective? 甚麼是形容詞？
& g, [5 l6 b4 _* R( |An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
4 f; H/ B: t9 t0 P形容詞是用來形容句子中的名詞或代名詞的。

" r$ @% O  g9 A* H6 w3 b4 o(1) An adjective can describe the quality or characteristics of people or objects.
9 Y+ }  j" |2 _. P% p3 W# j$ b形容詞可以用來形容人物或事物的屬性或特質。
& c! l% @# S9 v( e3 H' b1 G% \--- big, yellow, wooden, round, beautiful, young, happy, etc
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( l. \3 K& Z# f% L( D: D4 l" ~(2) An adjective can also describe the quantity of people or objects.
* y/ L0 Y% u; j1 ^5 R) k# U形容詞也可以用來形容人物或物件的數量。
--- some, any, all, no, enough, many, few, much, little, several

(3) An adjective can be used before the noun or after the verb.
& k8 X# |8 n# E$ |( L( T# [" v- s形容詞可放在名詞前或動詞後。
) E4 R# r6 q& d+ q. t! x+ t+ {Before the noun:
0 p8 R& J9 A2 [9 DThis is a beautiful girl.
After the verb:
The girl is beautiful.
5 ]4 B- V( A& Y0 s; E4 Q*Despite the different positions of the adjective, "beautiful" in both of the sentences above is describing the "girl".
' w0 X! j# Y2 o. }- ~% L5 `9 k% B*儘管"beautiful"這個形容詞在以上兩句中的位置各有不同，但都是在形容"girl"。

(4) Generally, we can use 1 adjective or 2 adjectives together to describe a noun. We can also use 3 adjectives together but it unusual. And it is very unusual to use more than 3 adjectives.
普遍地，我們可以只用一個或兩個形容詞連在一起來形容一個名詞。我們也可以把三個形容詞連在一起使用，但這不是很常見的情況。而把多於三個形容詞連在一起使用，更是十分異常的。

6 [2 Q. w3 o2 L6 AWhen 2 or 3 adjectives are used together, they will follow a normal order.
7 U% z7 E7 p( b. {. w當兩個或三個形容詞連在一起使用時，它們通常會按一個慣用的次序排列。
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# V- @+ m$ i" @3 w, a8 oGeneral order 整體次序:
opinion >> fact
" |8 L3 l% @% a) X$ _* z, `  IOpinion: Your views towards something. 你對某人/物的意見或看法。Fact: The specific characteristics that describe something. 用來形容該人/物的特徵。
) L/ m. N6 `, e% |- D--- It is a dirty round box. (*not a round dirty box)

  J! B. [  U" z/ c2 zAmong the FACT adjectives, there is also a normal order:
8 [: g8 E) c0 n6 v& m5 c2 n% k% Q9 l2 ysize >> shape >> age >> colour >> origin >> material
0 `1 Y7 r( x& ]) H( B2 d--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)         
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