形容詞順序 Adjective Order
用數量來描述事物：
例句：
I bought a few eggs at the market.
Someone just accidentally ordered 500,000 new desktop computers, how did this happen??
There were ten cases of wine left in the cellar.
Quantity always goes first when using multiple adjectives:
This restaurant has 5 Michelin stars.
When I last looked, there were six brown chickens in the coop.
Julie is ill, she just tried to drink five strong cocktails in a row.
用形容詞來描述事物：
The beautiful view reminded the man of how majestic the world could be.
The pizza was said to be the tastiest pizza in Napoli.
This book is fascinating; I can’t put it down!
These adjectives describe someone’s opinion or personal taste about something.
Other adjectives are objective:
The missile could not pierce the hard metal armour of the tank.
The large woman came into the room and started singing classic Big Band songs.
Some trees are flexible and bend in the wind.
主觀形容詞先於客觀形容詞
通常，當使用多個形容詞時，主觀形容詞先於客觀形容詞：
例如：
She said she always wanted to marry a funny short man.
The attractive blue-eyed girl was quiet and did not like to be noticed.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Note: This last example above uses all of the letters of the English alphabet!
We are, however, not limited to the objective category
We can break this category down into subcategories:
•Size • Age • Colour• Origin• Material
例句：
In my house there are four cute young middle–aged grey Siamese cats.
In this bowl, there are two rosy medium-sized young red English plastic apples.
For my eighteenth birthday, my uncle gave me one slick full-size brand–new dark blue Mexican maple-wood guitar.
比較級Comparatives
例句：
The truth is stranger than fiction.真相比虛構更離奇。
解析：
Stranger in this sentence is a comparative.
這句話中的Stranger是比較級。
比較級是修飾的形容詞，表示某物比其他東西多或少。
Comparatives are modified adjectives to show that something is more or less than something else.
例句：
Actions speak louder than words.
This is a common English expression that means doing something is more significant than saying you will do it. Your actions are ‘louder’ than your words.
Many adjectives take ‘-er’ as a suffix which gives the adjective this comparative meaning. Simpler and more common adjectives generally take the ‘-er’ suffix:
The sand was hotter than they expected so they ran across the beach to their towels.
Today was colder than yesterday.
This computer is faster but this other one is cheaper which one should I get?
比較級‘-er’
A good rule to follow is that if the adjective ends in ‘-y’ you should append the suffix ‘-er’:
TV was funnier twenty years ago.
I prefer sillier jokes to the one you just told.
This would be easier if you didn’t keep complaining.
With more complicated adjectives we use ‘more + adjective’:
You need to be more presentable if you want to work here.
She is more peaceful now that she has started therapy.
This carpet is more expensive but I will buy it, it looks good.
You can use both ‘-er’ or ‘more + adjective’ when the adjective is a colour:
Your face is redder than it was a few moments ago.
The sky is more blue today; I wonder why?
This toothpaste makes your teeth whiter than snow.
There are some irregular adjectives that change. These are common and important, so invest time in learning them:
The work you did yesterday was good. The work you did today was better.
I felt bad yesterday, I had a stomach ache. Today I feel worse.
I felt well today, after I took the medicine. Hopefully, tomorrow I will feel better.
The rest stop is far and the campsite is even further. Are we ever going to get there?
量化比較
比較可用於以某種方式表明某物比其他物多或少。
為了表達某物比其他物多多少少，我們使用這些量詞，
Comparatives can be used to show that something is more or less than something else, in some way.
In order to express how much more or less something is than something else, we use these quantifiers, from high to low:
從高到低：
- Far
- Much
- A lot
- A bit
- A little
- Somewhat
- Slightly
- Not that much
- Immensely
- Hugely
- Inordinately
- Minutely
例句：
This dress is a lot cheaper than the other one we saw. Why don’t you buy this one?
I’m far abler than I was a few months ago, now that I started training.
My dog is somewhat unhappier than he was yesterday, I think he needs a walk.
That ringing noise is becoming slightly more annoying every minute.
Can we go to the Lebanese restaurant? It’s a lot tastier than the other ones on this street.
My new phone is not that much better than my old one, maybe I shouldn’t have changed.
These quantifiers are used to express the degrees to which something is more or less like an another thing. However, we can also use the quantifiers any and no to express an indefinite degree of difference or no degree of difference:
Indefinite degree of difference:
Can you wait any longer? I need more time to get ready.
I need to get a lot of rest before I can feel any better.
I’m going to try and read this book again to see if I find it any more interesting.
No degree of difference:
I can’t go any further, you go on without me!
Can you be no louder please, I’m trying to sleep.
量化比較 否定詞 no / any
We might as well go on this holiday, it’s no cheaper than the others and the hotel looks better.
Note: you can’t use no in this way in the negative.
She isn’t no better at cooking than her mother. Incorrect
She isn’t any better at cooking than her mother. Correct
She is no better at cooking than her mother. Correct
常見搭配
The sooner, the better!
The sooner I find out who ate my lunch, the better it will be for all of you.
The sooner we finish this project, the sooner we can go home.
The sooner space travel becomes normal, the wider our possibilities will be.
We do not necessarily need to use sooner as the first comparative:
The quicker we finish this job, the sooner we can move onto the next.
The harder I practice, the luckier I get.
The faster you tell me the truth, the easier it will be for you.
as & than
as + adj. + as
He’s as smart as Einstein.
We’re as close as a family.
It’s as blue as the sea.
It’s as cheap as chips.
I’m as sick as a dog.
She’s as tall as a house.
She’s as dumb as a post.
than
It’s older than the pyramids.
It’s smaller than a speck of dust.
He’s friendlier than me.
在這些句子中，我們不像用 as 那樣表達平等，而是用比較級後跟比來表達不平等。
然而，我們可以用另一種方式表達不平等。
as 的否定形式可以表示不等式：
I’m not as hungry as you.
- That film was not as good as the one we saw yesterday.
- The film we saw yesterday was better than that film.
- She is not as creative as she was.
- She was more creative than she is.
- This story is not as thrilling as the old one.
- The old story is more thrilling than this one.
the same as the + adj.
The style of my jumper is the same as yours.
We are using the same technique as they are.
He is the same age as my brother.
不會說 ‘the same like’.