詞匯素材:英語形容詞后綴歸納及練習

2024年3月23日發(作者：最后的約定)

詞匯素材：英語形容詞后綴歸納及練習

英語形容詞后綴歸納和練習

掌握一些常用的詞根對于提高英語學習的效率是非常有益的，使

英語學習可以有規律可循，擴大英語詞匯量。在此歸納一些英語中形

容詞后綴，希望能對英語學習者有所幫助。

1. 有些名詞加詞綴-ous, -ful, -ate, -ed, 構成形容詞，意為:

or full of, having the

courage (n.)-courageous (adj.勇敢的) having or full of

courage

danger (n.)-dangerous(adj.危險的) having or full of dangers

doubt (n.)-doubtful (adj.持懷疑態度的) full of or having doubt

event (n.)-eventful ( adj.多事的) having great events or full of

important events

fortune (n.)-fortunate (adj.幸運的) having good fortune or

luck or full of good fortune affection (n.)-affectionate (adj.慈祥的,

和藹的) showing gentle love or affection

wrinkle (n.)-wrinkled

(adj.滿臉皺紋的) having lots of wrinkles or full of wrinkles

experience (n.)-experienced (adj.有經驗的) having or full of

experience

如：(1) His wrinkled face suggested that he had had an

eventful life.

(2) This will be a very dangerous voyage and you should

make a good preparation for it.

(3) She is an affectionate teacher and all the children like her

very much.

2.名詞加后綴-al, -ary, -ic(al) 構成形容詞，意為: being about or

related to, concerning, having the character

mater (n.)-maternal (adj.母親的, 母系的) related to mater,

concerning mater

education (n.)-educational (adj.和教育有關的) being about

education

revolution (n.)-revolutionary (adj. 革命的, 發生巨變的)

concerned with revolution

honor (n.)-honorary (adj.榮譽的, 名譽上的) related only with

the honor without any payment moment (n.)-momentary (adj.瞬

間的) taking place only at the moment

diplomacy (n.)-diplomatic (adj. 和外交有關的, 外交的) of or

related with diplomacy

history (n.)-historical (adj. 和歷史有關的) concerned with

history as a study

如：(1) His parents lived abroad and he was brought up by

his maternal parents.

(2) The school purchad quite a lot of educational

equipment and thus improved the teaching conditions of it.

(3) He has worked in the diplomatic field for many years and

is now known as a very famous diplomat.

3. 名詞加后綴-ly 構成形容詞, 意為 in manner, behaving

or happening at regular

mother(n.)- motherly(adj.像媽媽的) like mother in manner,

behaving like a mother

order (n.)- orderly (adj.秩序良好的) having a good order,

arranged in good order

cost (n.)- costly (adj.昂貴的, 代價高的) costing a lot of money

year (n.)-yearly (adj. 每年一次的, 年度的) happening once a

year

如：(1) The whole class is orderly before the teacher reaches

the classroom.

(2) The hou is too costly for common people to afford.

4. 名詞加后綴-ish 構成形容詞, 意為：

(1) , with the ownership of ...

(2) with or having the characteristic of ...

Swede (n.)-Swedish (adj.瑞典的) belonging to the country of

Swede

snob (n.)-snobbish (adj.勢力的) having the nature of a snob

child (n.)-childish (adj.幼稚的, 像孩子一樣的) behaving like a

child

如：(1) He is a snobbish person and always looks down upon

tho who are poor.

(2) Peter is almost 30 years old but he is often childish in his

behavior.

5. 名詞加后綴-ive 構成形容詞, 意為having a tendency to do or

take action

protect (n.)-protective (adj.保護的) having a tendency to

protect, or giving protection

offence (n.)-offensive (adj.冒犯的, 令人不愉快的) causing

offence, likely to offend others explosion(n.)-explosive (adj.易爆

的) tending or likely to explode

如：(1) His words didn't em to me so offensive but they

really made Mary angry.

(2) Keep away from tho explosive material. You are likely to

be injured.

6. 名詞或動詞加后綴-able (-iable) 構成形容詞, 意為that can be

v-ed, ,

comfort(n.)-comfortable (adj.舒適的) having or giving great

comfort

knowledge (n.)-knowledgeable (adj. 知識淵博的) having a lot

of knowledge

enjoy (v.)-enjoyable (adj.令人高興的, 愉快的) that can be

enjoyed, giving joy

forget (v.)-unforgettable (adj.令人難忘的) that cannot easily

be forgot

bear (v.)-bearable (adj.可以忍受的) that can be stood, that you

can bear it

如：(1) He has read a large number of books and is fairly

knowledgeable in English literature.

(2) Helen had a wonderful holiday and the memory of it is

really enjoyable.

(3) Our experience in South Africa is really an unforgettable

one.

Exerci: Fill in the blanks with the given words below.

cultured, cultural, imaginable, imaginative,

imaginary, economic, economical, respective,

respectable, respectful, considerate, considerable

1. Daisy comes from a________family and is regarded as a

good girl.

2. The difficulties we met with in building the bridge are

hardly________.

3. Our headmaster isn't a practical person and always has

some________notions in his mind.

4. In that company people are assigned to do different jobs

according to their________ abilities.

5. Mrs. Jones is a (an)________houkeeper.

Although the income isn't high she tries to make both ends

meet.

6. She is ________and never thinks only for herlf.

7. The country is in a very bad________state and people's living

standard has been decreasing.

8. When you come into a new country you often meet with

some________difference from your own country.

9. Qiongyao is really a (an)________writer and she can always

create some excellent literature works.

10. Mr. Green is a________computer expert and we all admire

him for his rich computer skills.

11. Our company invested________money to improve the

living and working conditions of the workers.

12. Parents and schools should teach children to

be________and only in this way can they fit well

the future society.

參考答案：

1. cultured

2. imaginable

3. imaginative

4. respective

5. economical

6. considerate

7. economic

8. cultural

9. imaginary 10. respectable 11. considerable 12. respectful