1. 两者比较时用形容词比较级,其结构为“... 比较级 + than ...”。如:Actions speak louder than words.
2. 在两者之间选择“哪一个更……”时,用句型“Which / Who is +比较级, ... or ...?”。如:Which sweater is cheaper, the red one or the yellow one?
3. 表示“两者之间最……的一个”时,用“the + 比较级”。如:Lucy is the taller of the twins.
4. 表示“越……,越……”时,用“the + 比较级,the + 比较级”。如:The more you eat, the fatter you will become.
5. 表示“越来越……”时,用“比较级 + and + 比较级”,多音节词和部分双音节词用“more and more + 形容词原级”。如:We should make our country more and more beautiful.
6. 形容词比较级前可以用下列词修饰:much, a little, far, a bit, a few, a lot, even, still, rather等。如:It's much colder today than yesterday.
形容词最高级的用法
1. 三者或三者以上的人或物进行比较时,用形容词最高级形式。形容词最高级前通常需加定冠词the,句末常接in / of短语来表示范围。如:He is the strongest of all the boys.
2. 表示“最……之一”时,用“one of + the + 最高级”。如:The light bulb is one of the most helpful inventions.
3. 形容词最高级前可以由物主代词、指示代词、名词所有格等修饰,此时不用定冠词the。如:Yesterday is her happiest day in her life
修饰语
1. 比较级的修饰语
Much(……得多),far(……得多),even(甚至,更),still(更),a bit(有点),a little(有点),a lot(很), a great deal(大大地), twice(两倍), five times(五倍), two-fifths(五分之二), a half(一半)等修饰比较级表示程度,但决不可用very修饰。
eg. Tom is a little taller than Mike. Tom比Mike稍高一点;
It is even colder today than yesterday. 今天甚至比昨天更冷
2.最高级的修饰语
By far/ far and away 最,很 much ……得多 almost 几乎 nearly 几乎
另外,second, third, next 等也要放在定冠词之后。如:
The Yellow River is the second longest in China.
黄河是中国的第二大河。
This is the third largest building in this city.
这是这个城市里第三大的建筑物。
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
黄河是中国第二长河。
This is (by) far the best book that I've ever read.