（1）形容詞＋v-ing,同"系表結(jié)構(gòu)"
a good-looking boy ＝a boy who looks good 相貌好看的男孩
an ordinary-looking man 相貌平常的人
nice-smelling flowers 香氣撲鼻的花
（2）副詞＋過去分詞,同"被動(dòng)的定語從句"
a well-written novel ＝a novel that iswell written 寫得好的小說
best-housed people 居住條件最好的人
a newly-published article 新發(fā)表的文章
（3）形容詞＋帶ed后綴的名詞
an ill-tempered m an ＝a m an whose temper is ill 脾氣壞的人
short-sighted students ＝students with short sight 近視的學(xué)生
又如：sweet-tempered 性情溫和的
tender-hearted 軟心腸的
（4）名詞＋形容詞,名詞如同狀語,修飾形容詞
an apple-green shirt ＝a shirt being as green as apple蘋果綠襯衫
snow-white walls 雪白的墻
a piece of sky-blue cloth 一塊天藍(lán)色的布