13-1 最基本的規(guī)則
首先,我們要說明英文形容詞有三個等級:原級、比較級和最高級,最基本的規(guī)則是根據(jù)音節(jié)的多少來分的。
一般來說,單音節(jié)的形容詞在字后面加er,就變成了比較級,加est就變成了最高級,而雙音節(jié),或雙音節(jié)以上的形容詞,比較級是在字前面加more,最高級則是在字前面加most,舉例來說,old, smart, strong, weak, high, low等等都是單音節(jié)的形容詞,他們的變化如下:
原級
old
smart
strong
weak
high
low
比較級
older
smarter
stronger
weaker
higher
lower
最高級
oldest
smartest
strongest
weakest
highest
lowest
以上的形容詞,都是單音節(jié)的,以下的例子都有關雙音節(jié)的形容詞:
原級
difficult
delicious
beautiful
correct
stupid
significant
比較級
more difficult
more delicious
more beautiful
more correct
more stupid
more significant
最高級
most difficult
most delicious
most beautiful
most correct
most stupid
most significant
有一個規(guī)則必須注意,我們不能將more和er混在一齊用,以下的例子都是錯的:
*He is more older than I.
*He is more taller than his brother.
正確的句子是:
He is older than I.
He is taller than his brother.