/ˈædʒɪktɪv ||; ˈædʒɪktɪv/noun
[C] (grammar语法) a word that tells you more about a noun 形容词:
The adjective ‘reserved’ is often applied to British people.reserved 这个形容词常用以描述英国人。What adjective would you use to describe my sister?你会用什么形容词来描述我的妹妹?
adjective/ˋædʒIktIv; ˈædʒəktIv or ˈædʒIktIv/n [C] a word that tells you more about a noun. ‘Big’, ‘funny’, and ‘hot’ are all adjectives. 形容词 —adjectival /͵ædʒIkˋtaIvḷ; ˌædʒəkˈtaIv$l◄ or ˌædʒIkˈtaIv$l◄/adj : an adjectival phrase 形容词短语
adjectiveadjectiveadjectivesnoun(grammar) a word that you use with a noun, that tells you more about it: In the sentence ‘This soup is hot’, ‘hot’ is an adjective.