An adjective (abbreviated adj.) is a word that describes a noun or noun phrase. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun.
Traditionally, adjectives were considered one of the main 查看更多內容

Adjectives feature as a part of speech (word class) in most languages. In some languages, the words that serve the semantic function of adjectives are categorized together with some other class, such as nouns or verbs. In the phrase "a 查看更多內容

An adjective acts as the head of an adjective phrase or adjectival phrase (AP). In the simplest case, an adjective phrase consists solely … 查看更多內容

Depending on the language, an adjective can precede a corresponding noun on a prepositive basis or it can follow a corresponding noun on a postpositive basis. Structural, contextual, and style considerations can impinge on the pre-or post-position of … 查看更多內容

Many languages (including English) distinguish between adjectives, which qualify nouns and pronouns, and adverbs, which mainly … 查看更多內容

Linguists today distinguish determiners from adjectives, considering them to be two separate parts of speech (or lexical categories). … 查看更多內容

In many languages (including English) it is possible for nouns to modify other nouns. Unlike adjectives, nouns acting as modifiers (called attributive nouns or noun adjuncts) usually are not predicative; a beautiful park is beautiful, but a car park is not "car". The … 查看更多內容