不規(guī)則形容詞

1、讀書破萬卷下筆如有神不規(guī)則形容詞Regular adjectives are formed by adding an e to the masculine form in the sin gular （content / conten te）, or by addi ng an s to the masculi ne and feminine forms in the plural （Tex et Edouard sont contents / Tammy et Bette sont conten tes）. This group of adjectives is by far the mos

2、t com mon. There are, however, a nu mber of adjectives which are called irregular, because they do not have the no rmal -e, -s, or -es endin gs. The endings of these irregular adjectives vary widely and ofte n cha nge the pronunciation.（不符合-e,-s,-es規(guī)律的不規(guī)則形容詞）1. gender （性）Some adjectives are complete

3、ly irregular:（完全不規(guī)則）masculi nefemi ninetran slatio n陽性陰性翻譯douxdoucesoft （軟的）fauxfaussefalse （錯的）favorifavoritefavorite （喜愛的）fraisfra?chefresh （新鮮的）longIon guelong （長的）public publiquepublic （公開的）Other adjectives can be grouped in categories:masculi ne feminine frenchen glishendingending-el-ellecruelc

4、ruellecruel-eil-eillepareil pareillesimilar-il-illegen tilgen tillekind, nice-on-onnemignon mignonnecute-s-ssegrosgrossebig, fat-en-enneancienancienneold-et-tesecret secr tesecretive-er-recherdear, expe nsivech fie-eux -eur -teur -f-c-ou-euseheureux happyheureuse-eusetrompeur deceptivetrompeuse-tric

5、ecr ateur creativecr atrice-ve actif activeactive-chefrancfrankfran che-ollefou crazyfolleSome adjectives have ide ntical masculi ne and femi nine forms. This is gen erally the case with adjectives ending in e in their masculi ne form and with foreig n adjectives like 'sn ob', 'cool'

6、, etc. For example: Tex est un tatou imaginaire; Tammy aussi est imaginaire. Ils sont imaginaires (Tex is an imagi nary armadillo; Tammy too is imagi nary. They are imag in ary.) Here are a few of these adjectives:邙日性和陰性同型)pauvre (poor) difficile (difficult)sen sible (se nsitive)riche (rich) calme (

7、calm) semblable (similar) mince (slim)minu scule (ti ny)ridicule (ridiculous)propre (clea n)ironique (ir onic)imagi naire (imagi nary)2. number (數(shù))The majority of adjectives are regular in the plural; that is, an -s is added to the singular masculine or feminine forms. There are two major excepti on

8、s to this rule:1. Do not add an s to the masculi ne form of adjectives ending in s or x. The masculi ne sin gular and plural forms are thus ide ntical: un ani mal heureux (a happy animal), des animaux heureux (happy animals). However, the femi nine plural form of these adjectives is regular; it is f

9、ormed by simply addi ng an s to the feminine sin gular form: une fille heureuse (a happy girl), des filles heureuses (happy girls).(s,x結尾的陽性形容詞的陰性形式不加S,即陽性與陰性同型，不規(guī)則形容詞的陰性復數(shù)的形式為規(guī)則，直接加s)2. Adjectives ending in al in the masculi ne sin gular form cha nge to aux in the masculine plural form.(al結尾的陽性形容詞變

10、為aux)Tex est un tatou intern ati on al. Edouard et Tex sont des ani maux intern ati on aux.Tex is an intern ati onal armadillo. Edouard and Tex are intern ati onal an imals.The femi nine plural form of these adjectives is regular; it is formed by simply adding an s to the feminine singular form: Tex

11、 aime lire la presse in ternatio nale. Tex aime aussi les revues intern ati on ales.(Tex likes to read international papers. Tex also likes international magaz in es).邙日性復數(shù)形式規(guī)則)對話Liste n to this dialogue:Tex: Mais, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? Tex: But, what's wrong?Tammy: C'est encore Bette

12、! Elle n'est jamais sine re! Sois franc Tex.Tu ne la trouves pas capricieuse et cruelle?Tammy: It's Bette again! She is never sincere! Be frank Tex. Don't you find her capricious and cruel?Tex: Non! Elle est gen tille! C'est une bonne amie! Qu'est-ce qu'ellea fait?Tex: No! Sh

13、e is nice! She is a good friend! What did she do?Tammy: Comme tu es n a?f! Elle me rac onte que tu me trouves ennu yeuse, que tu es amoureux d'une de tes tudiantes. C'est vrai?Tammy: You are so naive! She tells me that you think I'm boring, that you are in love with one of your stude nts

14、. Is that true?Tex: Tu es folle! C'est une fausse accusati on!Tex: You're crazy! It's a false accusati on!Tammy: Hmm . . . Tu veux que je t'explique? C'est tr s clair. Elle est e jalouse! C'est le complot classique. Elle essaie de nous s parer, nousedes amis si loyaux!Tammy:

15、Hmm . . . Do you want me to expla in? It's very clear. She is jealous! It's the classic plot. She is trying to separate us, such loyal frien ds!練習Give the correct form of the adjective in dicated in pare ntheses.1. Les derniers po mes d© Tex sont! (g nial, 'great')2. Tammy a une

16、 voixcomme du velours. (doux, 'soft')3. Tammy et Bette sontde pein ture. (amateur, 'amateur')4. Bette et Tammy sontde la m me pers on fie.(amoureux, 'in love')5. Fiona est tr s . (gentil, 'kind')6. Bette est une chatte. (se nsuel, 'se nsuous')7. Joe-Bob et Corey ne sont pas. (vif, 'quick, clever')8. Tex et Edouard sont des ani maux. (cosmopol