它是什么?
最高级形容词用于将一个人、事物、地点或情况与一组中的所有其他成员进行比较。
它们表示某种性质的最高或最低程度。
在英语中,最高级形容词通常使用定冠词 the。
- tall → the tallest
- fast → the fastest
- beautiful → the most beautiful
- expensive → the most expensive
常见形式:
| 形容词 | 最高级 |
|---|---|
| tall | the tallest |
| small | the smallest |
| fast | the fastest |
| happy | the happiest |
| interesting | the most interesting |
| expensive | the most expensive |
| good | the best |
| bad | the worst |
何时使用
当将一个人或事物与整个群体进行比较时,使用最高级形容词。
- Emma is the tallest student in the class.
- This is the cheapest phone in the store.
使用最高级来描述某种性质的最高程度。
- It is the hottest day of the week.
- He is the fastest runner on the team.
将 the most + 形容词 与许多较长的形容词一起使用。
- This is the most interesting book here.
- That is the most expensive restaurant in town.
使用 the least + 形容词 表示某种性质的最低程度。
- This is the least difficult exercise.
- It is the least expensive option.
结构
对于许多短形容词,添加 -est。
主语 + be + the + 形容词-est + 名词/补语
- tall → the tallest
- small → the smallest
- fast → the fastest
示例:
Leo is the tallest student in the class.
如果形容词以 -e 结尾,只添加 -st。
- nice → the nicest
- large → the largest
如果短形容词以一个元音 + 一个辅音结尾,最后一个辅音通常要双写。
- big → the biggest
- hot → the hottest
如果形容词以辅音 + -y 结尾,将 y 改为 i 并添加 -est。
- happy → the happiest
- easy → the easiest
对于许多较长的形容词,使用 the most。
主语 + be + the most + 形容词 + 名词/补语
- the most beautiful
- the most comfortable
- the most important
示例:
This is the most comfortable chair in the room.
要表示最低程度,使用 the least。
主语 + be + the least + 形容词 + 名词/补语
示例:
This is the least expensive hotel nearby.
一些常见形容词有不规则最高级形式。
| 形容词 | 最高级 |
|---|---|
| good | the best |
| bad | the worst |
| far | the farthest / the furthest |
被比较的群体通常用 in 或 of 引出。
- the tallest student in the class
- the best day of the week
示例
- Mia is the tallest girl in her class.
- This is the smallest room in the house.
- August is the hottest month here.
- That was the easiest question on the test.
- This is the most comfortable chair in the office.
- He bought the most expensive phone in the store.
- This is the least difficult task today.
- She is the best player on the team.
- That was the worst day of my week.
- It is the furthest shop from my home.
例外情况
一些形容词有不规则最高级形式。
- good → the best
- bad → the worst
- far → the farthest / the furthest
通常不要将 most 和 -est 同时用于同一个形容词。
使用:
the tallest
而不是:
the most tallest
当形容词描述名词时,定冠词 the 通常用于最高级形容词之前。
- She is the fastest runner.
- This is the best option.
当所有格词已经限定名词时,不使用 the。
- my best friend
- her biggest problem
- our most important task
一些双音节形容词既可以使用 -est 也可以使用 most,取决于形容词和用法。
- the cleverest / the most clever
- the quietest / the most quiet
常见错误
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错误: She is tallest student in the class. 正确: She is the tallest student in the class. 解释: 最高级形容词通常在形容词前使用 the。
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错误: This is most expensive car here. 正确: This is the most expensive car here. 解释: 在最高级中,most + 形容词 前使用 the。
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错误: He is the most tallest boy in the group. 正确: He is the tallest boy in the group. 解释: 不要将 most 和 -est 同时用于同一个形容词。
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错误: This is the beautifullest place here. 正确: This is the most beautiful place here. 解释: 较长的形容词通常使用 the most 而不是 -est。
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错误: Today is the hotest day of the week. 正确: Today is the hottest day of the week. 解释: 在添加 -est 之前,双写 hot 的最后一个辅音。
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错误: This is the easyest question. 正确: This is the easiest question. 解释: 对于以辅音 + y 结尾的形容词,在添加 -est 之前将 y 改为 i。
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错误: He is my the best friend. 正确: He is my best friend. 解释: 当 my 等所有格词已经限定名词时,不要使用 the。