以-ly結尾的形容詞用法舉例

有的以-ly結尾的詞不是副詞而是形容詞，如：lovely, lonely, lively, deadly, friendly, unfriendly, likely, unlikely, silly, ugly, daily, womanly, motherly, fatherly, brotherly, sisterly, elderly等。另外，weekly, daily等也可用作形容詞。這類形容詞大多是用來描述人的品質的。如：

He said it in deadly earnest. 他說這話時態度極為認真。

She had a classical, womanly shape. 她擁有典型的熟女身材。

The village has a lovely friendly feel. 這村子給人的感覺可愛又友好。

For all his money, he’s a very lonely man. 他雖然富有，可是非常寂寞。

He gave her a brotherly kiss on the cheek. 他像親兄弟一樣吻了她的面頰。

She’s a lively child and popular with everyone. 她是個活潑的孩子，大家都喜歡她。

Elderly people are not always resistant to change. 上了年紀的人并不總是抗拒改變。

The silly girls were wild about the famous film star. 這些傻姑娘們都迷上了那位著名影星。

It’s such a depressing town – it’s full of ugly, disused factories. 小鎮死氣沉沉，全是廢棄的丑陋廠房。