比较级:形容词或副词的第二或中等比较程度
最高级:形容词或副词中的第三或最高程度的比较
通过在形容词和副词中添加-er和-est后缀,并用单个辅音作为结尾,形成比较和最高级度。
Word | 比较级 | 最高级 |
---|---|---|
big | bigger | biggest |
soon | sooner | soonest |
以-y结尾的形容词和副词会删除-y, 并在比较级中添加-ier,并在最高级别中添加-y:
Word | 比较级 | 最高级 |
---|---|---|
dry | drier | driest |
early | earlier | earliest |
以无声或静音结尾的形容词和副词-e去除结尾-e, 并为比较添加-er,为最高级添加-est:
Word | 比较级 | 最高级 |
---|---|---|
pale | paler | palest |
free | freer | freest |
Degrees of comparison can also be distinguished with the use of "more" and "most": more clever; most clever.
Word | 比较级 | 最高级 |
---|---|---|
good | better | best |
bad | worse | worst |
much | more | most |
little | less | least |
far | farther farthest | further furthest |
old | older elder | oldest eldest |
Word | 比较级 | 最高级 |
---|---|---|
badly | worse | worst |
much | more | most |
little | less | least |
far | farther farthest | further furthest |
much | more | most |
well | better | best |