01、有些形容词可以和定冠词连用,表示一类人,这可以称为名词化的形容词:
- These seats are for the disabled.
- 这些座位是给残疾人的.
- The poor get poorer;the rich get richer.
- 穷人越来越穷,富人越来越富.
- They're going to build a school for the deaf and the blind.
- 他们准备盖一所聋哑人和盲人的学校.
- She was always good with the unfortunate.
- 她对不幸的人总是很好的.
02、定冠词还可与-ch、-sh、-ese等结尾表示国家的形容词连用,表示这些国家的人:
- The French like to eat well.
- 法国人喜炊吃得好.
- The Chinese were a highly civilized people long before the Europeans were.
- 早在欧洲人之前中国人己是一个有高度文化的民族.
- the Dutch
- 荷兰人
- the Spanish
- 西班牙人
- the Welsh
- 威尔士人
- the Burmese
- 人
- the Japanese
- 日本人
- the Swiss
- 瑞士人
03、有些形容词还可和the连用,表示抽象的事物:
- Don't expect them to do the impossible.
- 不要指望他们做不可能的事.
- Their aim was to discover the good、the beautiful and the true.
- 他们的目的是寻求真莆美.
- She admired the mystical.
- 她喜炊那些神奇古怪的东西.
- This was nothing out of the ordinary.
- 这没有什么特别之处.
04、在某些习惯用语中也包含名词化的形容词,如:
- Are you leaving the place for good?
- 你离开这里不再回来了吗?
- She took leave of the party in the liveliest of spirits.
- 她兴致很好地和大家告别了.
- I will give you a definite answer on Friday at the latest.
- 我较迟在星期五将给你一个肯定的答复.