以–ly结尾的形容词总结
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以–ly结尾的形容词总结
大部分形容词加-ly可构成副词。但
friendly,deadly,lovely,lonely,likely,lively,ugly,brotherly,仍为形容词。
改错:
(错) He spoke to me very friendly.
(对) Her singing was lovely.
(对) He spoke to me in a very friendly
way.
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friendly友好的---a friendly smile友好的微笑
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fatherly像父亲的---a fatherly teacher一位父亲式的教师
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lovely可爱的---a lovely girl一位可爱的姑娘
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lively活泼的---a lively child一位活泼的小孩
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lonely孤独的---a lonely traveller一位孤独的旅客
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deadly致命的---a deadly blow致命的一击
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silly傻的,无聊的---a silly question愚蠢的问题
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orderly秩序的---an orderly mind有条不紊的头脑
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manly男子气概的---a manly person具有男子气概的人
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daily每日的---daily work日常工作
weekly每星期的---a weekly magazine周刊 -
yearly每年的---a yearly income年收入daily,monthly,early
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smell-smelly
adj.发臭的, 有臭味的 -
sound-soundly 完好地; 健全地; 稳健地; 坚固地; 彻底地; 正确地; 确实地,厉害地,酣畅地berate sb. soundly痛骂某人一顿
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名词后+-ly构成形容词的用法。
动词+ly也可以构成形容词(已知以-ly结尾的形容词共有八十多个)。
I.
名词+ly构成的形容词
1. Her lips were set in a gentle and saintly smile.
她的嘴角上总是挂着一丝温柔,圣洁的 微笑。
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3. The local people are always friendly to visitors.
当地人对来访者总是很友好的。
4. The nightly bulletin on television adopted a map of the country
to record the number of jobs lost in a week.
电视台的晚间新闻显示了全国一周内各地失业人数的情况。
manly(男子气概的)
fatherly(父亲般的)
brotherly(兄弟般的)
cowardly(懦夫般的)
beastly(野兽般的)
ghostly(鬼一样的)
orderly(整洁的)等等。
另外,少数名词+ly构成的形容词在词义上与相应的名词稍有不同,如:
1)sight情景,奇观, a sad sight悲惨的景象;
sightly calligraphy悦目的书法,
sightly building漂亮的建筑物
2)shape形状,外形;
II. 形容词+ly构成的形容词
5. She is taking care of her sick child. 她正在照料她有病的孩子。
6. He is a sickly child. 她是个多病的孩子。
7. His hands are clean. 他的双手是干净的。
8. She is a cleanly girl, who always keeps her room clean.
她是个爱干净的姑娘,总是保持她的房间整洁。
9. Tom lives in a low cottage. 汤姆住在一座很低的小屋里。
10.The farmer lives in a lowly cottage. 这个农夫住在一间卑劣的小屋里。
11.That's a good book. 那是一本好书。
12.The old lady has a good sum of money.
那位老妪有相当大一笔钱。
III. 一部分以-ly结尾的形容词,既可以作形容词用,又可以作副词用。 如:
13.You have a
kindly heart that understands without explanation. (形容词)
你有一颗善良的心,不用我解释你就能理解。
14.Because the old woman spoke so kindly, the girl took heart. (副词)
老妇人说的恳切和蔼,姑娘振作了起来。
15.They soon came to regard the white settlers as their deadly
enemy. (形容词) 他们不久便把白人殖民者看作是他们的死敌。
16.After traveling two days by boat, I was deadly tired and sleepy.
(副词) 乘小船旅行两天后,我累极了,也困极了。
ghastly a.& ad.可怕的(地),
rascally a.& ad. 无赖的(地),
slovenly a.& ad. 邋遢的(地),等。
homely(家常的,质朴的);
earthly(地球的,人间的);
shapely(样子好看的);
comely(标致的,秀丽的);
costly(昂贵的)等。
17.She is homely and motherly. 她为人质朴,犹如慈母。
18.No earthly person can do what he pleases.
尘世间没有一个人能随心所欲地行事。
seemly适宜的,合乎礼仪的
19.Young people should address their elders in a seemly manner.
年轻人对长辈说话应合乎礼仪。
V.实用例句:
最常见的以-ly结尾的形容词,而不是副词有:brotherly, costly, cowardly, deadly, fatherly, friendly, lively, lonely, lovely, manly, motherly, silly, sisterly, ugly, unfriendly, unlikely, womanly 等。
1. brotherly
The older boy gave the newcomer some brotherly advice. 那个年龄大一点的男孩给新来的孩子一些亲兄弟似的忠告。
Brotherly love is
based on the experience that we
2. costly
It would be too costly to repair the car. 修理这辆汽车要花很多钱。
The long and costly strike proved to be the last nail in the company's coffin.
长期罢工损失巨大致使该公司一蹶不振。
3. cowardly
It was cowardly of you not to admit your mistake. 你不承认错误就不是好样儿的。
Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act. 寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
She accused the government of a cowardly surrender to big-business interests. 她指责政府畏首畏尾屈从于大企业的利益。
4. deadly
It
She uses wit with deadly effect.她聪明机智,使人难以招架。
deadly
The conference was deadly dull.会议开得死气沉沉的。
5. elderly
He's very active for an elderly man. 按老年人来说, 他非常活跃。
He's caring for his elderly parents. 他正照顾着年迈的父母。
It was gracious of the Queen to speak to the elderly patients. 女王和蔼可亲地慰问年老的病人。
6. fatherly
He is a fatherly old doctor. 他是个慈祥的老大夫。
Suddenly Jack smiled and slipped back into his fatherly role. 杰克突然微微一笑,又摆起了慈父的姿态。
7. friendly
He’s a very talkative, friendly man.
他是一个非常健谈、和善的人。
They spoke to one another in a very friendly manner. 他们态度十分和善地彼此交谈。
The people were friendly wherever we went. 不管走到哪儿,人们都对我们很友好。
8. lively
She's twice as lively as her sister. 她比她姐姐活跃一倍。
The band played a lively tune. 乐队演奏了一支轻快的乐曲。
He's not very friendly towards newcomers. 他对新来的人不太友好。
9. lonely
You can be alone without being lonely. 你可以独处而不感到寂寞。
He has so few friends that his life is lonely. 他的朋友很少,因此他的生活非常孤单。
She avoids lonely streets. She is afraid of being robbed. 她避免在没人的马路上行走。她怕遭抢劫。
10. lovely
It’s a lovely day indeed. 天气的确很好啊。
Spring is a lovely season. 春天是怡人的季节。
This is a lovely party. 这个晚会真好。
11. manly
Football is a manly sport. 足球是一项激烈的体育运动。
He looks very manly in his uniform. 他穿着制服十分精神。
12. motherly
Her motherly kindness attaches us all to her. 她像母亲一般仁慈,我们大家都很依恋她。
13. silly
It sounds silly. 这话听起来很愚蠢。
It was silly to believe him. 相信他的话是愚蠢的。
That’s rather a silly question. 那是个相当愚蠢的问题。
14. sisterly
She had a true sisterly feeling for her brother. 她对兄长怀有真正的骨肉之情。
The sisterly chat between the two of them lasted till midnight. 她们俩之间的亲密交谈一直继续到半夜。
15. ugly
The baby’s less ugly than you. 这孩子不像你那么丑。
The ugly frog became a handsome prince. 丑陋的青蛙变成了英俊的王子。
16. unfriendly
I felt that she wets unfriendly. 我觉得她不友好。
Tom is very unfriendly to me as well. 汤姆对我也很不友善。
I find her very aloof and unfriendly.
我觉得她非常冷淡,不好相处。
Do not think that Americans are in such a hurry that they are unfriendly.
不要认为美国人如此匆忙是不友善的。
17. unlikely
Seeing that he’s ill, he’s unlikely to come. 他既然有病,那就不大可能来了。
The job is unlikely
to be finished in
They are unlikely to stay in power after the next election. 下次选举之后他们不太可能继续执政。
18. womanly
They give away the fact that they haven't the instincts of a womanly woman. 她们泄露了一个事实,那就是她们不具有女性的本能。
She went, with her neat figure, and her womanly step, down the dark street. 她顺着黑暗的街道走去,显出利落匀称的身材,迈着端庄的女人的步子。