2015年商务英语BEC中级听力指导：形容词后缀

(1) 带有“属性、倾向、相关”的含义

1)-able -ible

movable comfortable responsible edible

2) -ant -ent

important brilliant frequent fluent

3) -ing

touching loving daring existing

(2) 表示“充分的”含义

1) -ful

beautiful wonderful thankful

2) -ous

dangerous generous various

(3) 表示方向的含义

1) -ern

eastern western northern southern

2) -ward

upward downward forward backward

(4) 表示国籍、语种、宗教的含义

1)-an

Roman European Canadian

2) -ese

Chinese Japanese

3)-ish

English Spanish

(5) 表示“比较程度”的含义

1)-er

greater better faster

2)-est

highest best

3)-most

foremost topmost innermost

(6)表示“否定的”含义

1) -less

lifeless countless careless limitless