Adjective 形容詞

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What is an adjective? 甚麼是形容詞？
% ^) @* F& U7 ^4 n, m6 A0 V/ _# U8 @) rAn adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
, n3 F5 I! A5 r9 a8 @  Q形容詞是用來形容句子中的名詞或代名詞的。
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(1) An adjective can describe the quality or characteristics of people or objects.
1 y! A' {- C7 ~3 ?  _" M" E9 ^形容詞可以用來形容人物或事物的屬性或特質。
--- big, yellow, wooden, round, beautiful, young, happy, etc
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(2) An adjective can also describe the quantity of people or objects.
8 E9 x# \0 N; l% @形容詞也可以用來形容人物或物件的數量。
- E7 [9 l/ O; J/ n9 e--- some, any, all, no, enough, many, few, much, little, several
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(3) An adjective can be used before the noun or after the verb.
形容詞可放在名詞前或動詞後。
Before the noun:
- A% k0 y4 l7 RThis is a beautiful girl.
After the verb:
The girl is beautiful.
- Q. f! m5 c7 J; y, C*Despite the different positions of the adjective, "beautiful" in both of the sentences above is describing the "girl".
*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.
* h) o; I4 J: I% l. F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。
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When 2 or 3 adjectives are used together, they will follow a normal order.
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。

% `0 H) _: P2 u! F9 ~) HGeneral order 整體次序:
opinion >> fact
8 m* h+ D& q1 L; t6 w, B& }0 t/ aOpinion: 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。
% s6 m0 A1 v) {' i$ Y  R--- It is a dirty round box. (*not a round dirty box)
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Among the FACT adjectives, there is also a normal order:
size >> shape >> age >> colour >> origin >> material
--- It is a dirty round wooden box. (*not a dirty wooden round box)