late 14c., as an adjective, "adjectival," in noun adjective, from Old French adjectif (14c.), from Latin adjectivum "that is added to (the noun)," neuter of adjectivus "added," from past participle of adicere "to throw or place (a thing) near," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + comb. form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Also as a noun from late 14c. In 19c. Britain, the word itself often was a euphemism for the taboo adjective bloody.
They ... slept until it was cool enough to go out with their 'Towny,' whose vocabulary contained less than six hundred words, and the Adjective. [Kipling, "Soldiers Three," 1888]
双语例句
1. a morphosyntactic rule of adjective agreement
有关形容词一致的形态句法规则
来自《权威词典》
2. In " the black cat " the adjective " black " modifies the noun " cat " .
在the black cat这一词组中,形容词 black 修饰名词cat.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. 'My'is a possessive adjective.
my 是个所有格形容词.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. An attributive noun functions as an adjective.
定语性名词起形容词作用.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Rather wishing his modest adjective away, Mr. Lorry replied,'No, no, no.
