Adjective

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形容詞就像是人的衣服，它讓一個人看起來更加正式。沒有了形容詞，整篇文章就是枯燥乏味的，所以，我依照單字本中各種形容詞的用法，整理出我喜歡的形容詞，讓我在寫文章時能夠適當地裝飾句子。

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Vocabulary	Explanation	Usage
absolute	絕對的	absolute truth
academic	學術上的	academic performance
acceptable	可接受的	not satisfying but acceptable
accidental	意外的	accidental encounter
agreeable	宜人的	agreeable atmosphere
alert	警覺的	be alert to N.
anxious	焦慮的	anxious about N.
	急切渴望的	be anxious to V.
automatic	自動的	fully automatic
available	空閒的	I am available now.
aware	察覺到的	aware of / that
balanced	均衡的	balanced diet
bankrupt	破產的	go bankrupt
brilliant	光輝耀眼的	brilliant jewels
	出類拔萃的、聰穎的	Your idea is brilliant.
characteristic	典型的、獨特的	characteristic of
coarse	粗魯的	coarse remarks
competitive	競爭激烈的	in a highly competitive world
complex	複雜的	The question is complex
concrete	具體的	Please give me a concrete example.
confident	有信心的	confident that / confident of V.-ing / N.
confusing	令人困惑的	The road signs are very confusing.
conscious	意識到	conscious of
considerable	相當多的	The fire caused considerable damage to the factory.
constant	持續的	constant training
countless	無數的、數不清的	countless nights of sleeplessness
cowardly	膽小的	The cowardly soldiers all ran like rabbits.
critical	批判性的	critical thinking
current	現行的	current situation
delightful	令人愉悅的	Thanks for a delightful evening.
demanding	要求多的	My teacher is demanding.
dependent	依賴的	dependent on sb. for sth.
diligent	勤勉的	He is a diligent student.
disgusting	令人噁心的	I think it disgusting to eat worms.
distinguished	傑出的	He is distinguished for his work in science.
divine	如神的、神的	To err is human, to forgive divine. 孰能無過，寬恕為上
eager	急切的	eager to V. / for N.
embarrassed	感到難堪、困窘的	I felt embarrassed.
empty	空的	empty room
endless	無止盡的	endless arguments about politics
energetic	有活力的	He was once an energetic young man.
essential	必要的	It is essential that S. (should) V.
exhausted	精疲力竭的	I am so exhausted.
expressive	表情豐富的	He has the most expressive eyes I have ever seen.
	意味深長的	She gave me an expressive smile when she left.
extreme	極端的	extreme cold
fake	假的	This must be fake.
fundamental	基本的、很重要的	Water is fundamental to the survival of animals.
furious	憤怒的	furious with / at sb. ; furious at sth.
genuine	真誠的	I greeted him with a genuine smile.
graceful	的	She is a very graceful lady.
grateful	感恩的	grateful to sb. for sth.
greasy	油膩的	Her hair gets greasy easily.
habitual	習慣性的	As a habitual thief, he visits the police station often.
handmade	手工製成的	These handmade chocolates are simply irresistible.
handy		come in handy 派得上用場
hasty	匆忙的	hasty decision
homemade	自製的	He gave me some homemade cookies the other day.
hopeful	抱著希望的	He was hopeful about the outcome of the meeting.
humorous	幽默的	a humorous person
ideal	理解	She is the ideal person for the job.
ignorant	不知道	The average person is ignorant of the law.
imaginary	想像中的、不真實的	Dragons are imaginary creatures.
impressive	令人印象深刻的	There are some very impressive traditions in our school.
indoor	室內的	indoor activity
inspiring	鼓舞人心的	an inspiring speech
intelligent	有聰明才智的	Helen is an intelligent student.
jealous	妒忌的	jealous of
keen	熱切的	keen to V.
	激烈的	keen competition
limited	有限的	limited time and money
logical	合乎邏輯的	logical arguments
lousy	糟透了	The food here is lousy.
magnificent	壯麗的、雄偉的	The Great Wall is really magnificent.
marvelous	令人驚嘆、不可思議的	The Great Wall is a marvelous architectural feat.
maximum	最大量的	the maximum number
memorable	難忘的	a memorable trip
mighty	強大的	The pen is mightier than the sword. 文勝於武
minimum	最小量的	minimum wage
miserable	悲慘的	What a miserable life!
mutual	彼此的、共通的	mutual trust
nervous	緊張的	I am nervous now.
normal	正常的	It's normal for couples to argue now and then.
obedient	順從的、服從的	obedient to N.
original	原本	This was not my original purpose.
outdoor	戶外的	outdoor activity
outstanding	傑出的	She is the most outstanding student in my class.
partial	斷章取義的	The report in the papers is very partial.
permanent	永久的	You will get a permanent ban if you violate the rules again.
persuasive	有說服力的	He is so persuasive that everyone does whatever he says.
poisonous	有毒的	There are many poisonous plants in this area.
practical	實用的	His teacher taught him some practical skills.
precious	珍貴的	Don't waste my precious time.
preferable	較合人意的	A diplomatic solution is preferable to war.
previous	先前的	I have lost my trust in him since the previous incident.
productive	有效率的	Most of us are more productive in the morning than at night.
reasonable	合理的	Give me a reasonable account for your absence.
unreasonable	不講道理的	How can you reason with unreasonable people?
reluctant	不情願的	He is reluctant to join the race.
respectable	可敬的	he is a respectable man.
sensible	明智的	It is sensible of you to make that choice.
sensitive	敏感的	He is so sensitive that he cannot stand mischief.
severe	嚴重的	We encounter a severe issue now.
significant	重要的	It is significant that everyone should be honest.
sincere	真誠的	Hearing my sincere apology, he forgave me.
specific	特定的	Any article that contains specific subjects will be banned.
splendid	壯觀的	All the rooms facing the ocean have splendid views.
stingy	小氣吝嗇的	He has few friends because he is too stingy.
stubborn	固執的	No one wants to argue with him because he is too stubborn.
subconscious	下意識的	Many people have a subconscious fear of the unknown.
suitable	適合的	The book is suitable for self-learners.
suspicious	懷疑的	I am suspicious of his motive.
sympathetic	憐憫的	I am deeply sympathetic to the refugees.
temporary	暫時的	a temporary job
terrifying	令人覺得恐怖的	The idea to go to the cemetery alone at midnight is terrifying.
tremendous	大量的	They made a tremendous amount of money.
typical	典型的	A be typical of B
unexpected	出乎意料的	Her coming to the party was totally unexpected.
unique	獨特的	Your notion is unique.
unlikely	不太可能的	S. be unlikely to V. / It is unlikely that S. + V.
unstable	不穩的	The foundation of the building is unstable.
upset	煩擾的	I feel upset now.
urgent	緊急的	Our social welfare system is in urgent need of improvement.
vain	徒勞無功的	in vain
valuable	貴重的	Be careful. It's a very valuable antique.
vivid	鮮明的	retain a vivid memory