词汇 高中3500 “-ous结尾的形容词一览.docx

1、 mysterious adj.神秘的 adventurous adj.喜欢冒险的；冒险的 curious adj.好奇的；求知欲强的 numerous adj.无数的，许多的 enormous adj.巨大的，庞大的 various adj.各种各样的，多样的 glorious adj.光辉的，光荣的，荣耀的 previous adj.先前的，早先的 world-famous adj.世界闻名的，举世闻名的 jealous adj.嫉妒的，妒忌的 anxious adj.焦急的，焦虑的；渴望的 poisonous adj.有毒的 obvious adj.明显的，显而易见的 ridiculou

2、s adj.荒唐的，荒谬的，可笑的 cautious adj.谨慎的，小心的 humorous adj.幽默的，滑稽的 precious adj.宝贵的，珍贵的 mountainous adj.多山的 generous adj.慷慨的，大方的 conscious adj.意识到的，注意到的 glamorous adj.富有魅力的；令人向往的 spacious adj.宽敞的 * The ending ous is frequent and there exist a lot of words ending in ous. There are 5393 words that end with O

3、US. 附 1：British Dictionary definitions for -ous：suffix forming adjectives 1. having, full of, or characterized by dangerous; spacious; 2. 3. (in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the lower of two possible valency states ferrous; stannous Compare -ic (def. 2) 4. 附附 2：Wor

4、d Origin and History for -ous word-forming element making adjectives from nouns, meaning “ha ving, full of, having to do with, doing,inclined to,“ from Old French -ous, -eux, fro m Latin -osus (cf. -ose (1). In chemistry, “having a lower valencethan forms expressed in -ic.“ 广告 图解词根（新版）图解词根（新版） 作者：黎小

5、说，高民芳 主编 当当 附附 3：Study the word list: Adjectives ending in ous When you hear the /us/ sound on the end of an adjective it is spelled ous. adventurou s My Scout leader is very adventurous. anonymous I wonder who sent this anonymous letter. disastrous The Generals battle plan was disastrous. enormous

6、Elephants are enormous. * fabulous Have a fabulous time at the party. famous Vin Scully is a famous baseball commentator. generous Thank you for your generous donation. hazardous Travel to Mars could be very hazardous. jealous She has a very jealous boyfriend. joyous The birth of their baby was a jo

7、yous occasion. miraculous He has made a miraculous recovery. mischievous He is not malicious, just a little mischievous. * momentous Their wedding will be a momentous occasion. mountaino us A large part of Austria is mountainous. nervous It was really clear that he was terribly nervous. * numerous He has had numerous offers of employment. prosperous The film star is marrying a prosperous banker. ravenous Lets eat soon, Im really ravenous. ridiculous The way he was behaving was a little bit ridiculous. * tremendous There was a tremendous roar when the goal was score d. *