Commonly Used Adjectives 常用形容词

The following list contains the most commonly used adjectives in the English language. Start by adding the Chinese translations for all of the words that you already know. Then use a highlighter to indicate the words that you are unfamiliar with so you can easily go back and review those words later. Then using a dictionary find the translations for all of the words that you were unfamiliar with.

下表是英语中最常用的形容词,试着写出对应的中文,如果不清楚可借助字典,划出不熟悉的词以便后期复习。

RankWordIPAChinesePart of Speech
1different/ˈdɪfrənt/adjective
2used/juːst/adjective
3important/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/adjective
4every/ˈevrɪ/adjective
5large/lɑːdʒ/adjective
6available/əˈveɪləbl/adjective
7popular/ˈpɒpjʊlə/adjective
8able/ˈeɪbl/adjective
9basic/ˈbeɪsɪk/adjective
10known/nəʊn/adjective
11various/ˈveərɪəs/adjective
12difficult/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/adjective
13several/ˈsevrəl/adjective
14united/ˈjʊˈnaɪtɪd/adjective
15historical/hɪsˈtɒrɪkəl/adjective
16hot/hɒt/adjective
17useful/ˈjuːsfʊl/adjective
18mental/ˈmentl/adjective
19scared/skeəd/adjective
20additional/əˈdɪʃənl/adjective
21emotional/ɪˈməʊʃənl/adjective
22old/əʊld/adjective
23political/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/adjective
24similar/ˈsɪmɪlə/adjective
25healthy/ˈhelθɪ/adjective
26financial/faɪˈnænʃəl/adjective
27medical/ˈmedɪkəl/adjective
28traditional/trəˈdɪʃənl/adjective
29federal/ˈfedərəl/adjective
30entire/ɪnˈtaɪə/adjective
31strong/strɒŋ/adjective
32actual/ˈæktʃʊəl/adjective
33significant/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/adjective
34successful/səkˈsesfʊl/adjective
35electrical/ɪˈlektrɪkəl/adjective
36expensive/ɪksˈpensɪv/adjective
37pregnant/ˈpreɡnənt/adjective
38intelligent/ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/adjective
39interesting/ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ/adjective
40poor/pʊə/adjective
41happy/ˈhæpɪ/adjective
42responsible/rɪsˈpɒnsəbl/adjective
43cute/kjuːt/adjective
44helpful/ˈhelpfʊl/adjective
45recent/ˈriːsnt/adjective
46willing/ˈwɪlɪŋ/adjective
47nice/naɪs/adjective
48wonderful/ˈwʌndəfʊl/adjective
49impossible/ɪmˈpɒsəbl/adjective
50serious/ˈsɪərɪəs/adjective
51huge/hjuːdʒ/adjective
52rare/reə/adjective
53technical/ˈteknɪkəl/adjective
54typical/ˈtɪpɪkəl/adjective
55competitive/kəmˈpetɪtɪv/adjective
56critical/ˈkrɪtɪkəl/adjective
57electronic/ɪlekˈtrɒnɪk/adjective
58immediate/ɪˈmiːdjət/adjective
59aware/əˈweə/adjective
60educational/ˌedjuːˈkeɪʃənl/adjective
61environmental/ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl/adjective
62global/ˈɡləʊbəl/adjective
63legal/ˈliːɡəl/adjective
64relevant/ˈrelɪvənt/adjective
65accurate/ˈækjʊrɪt/adjective
66capable/ˈkeɪpəbl/adjective
67dangerous/ˈdeɪndʒrəs/adjective
68dramatic/drəˈmætɪk/adjective
69efficient/ɪˈfɪʃənt/adjective
70powerful/ˈpaʊəfʊl/adjective
71foreign/ˈfɒrɪn/adjective
72hungry/ˈhʌŋɡrɪ/adjective
73practical/ˈpræktɪkəl/adjective
74psychological/ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/adjective
75severe/sɪˈvɪə/adjective
76suitable/ˈsjuːtəbl/adjective
77numerous/ˈnjuːmərəs/adjective
78sufficient/səˈfɪʃənt/adjective
79unusual/ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl/adjective
80consistent/kənˈsɪstənt/adjective
81cultural/ˈkʌltʃərəl/adjective
82existing/ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/adjective
83famous/ˈfeɪməs/adjective
84pure/pjʊə/adjective
85afraid/əˈfreɪd/adjective
86obvious/ˈɒbvɪəs/adjective
87careful/ˈkeəfʊl/adjective
88latter/ˈlætə/adjective
89unhappy/ʌnˈhæpɪ/adjective
90acceptable/əkˈseptəbl/adjective
91aggressive/əˈɡresɪv/adjective
92boring/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/adjective
93distinct/dɪsˈtɪŋkt/adjective
94eastern/ˈiːstən/adjective
95logical/ˈlɒdʒɪkəl/adjective
96reasonable/ˈriːznəbl/adjective
97strict/strɪkt/adjective
98administrative/ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/adjective
99automatic/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/adjective
100civil/ˈsɪvl/adjective
101former/ˈfɔːmə/adjective
102massive/ˈmæsɪv/adjective
103southern/ˈsʌðən/adjective
104unfair/ˈʌnˈfeə/adjective
105visible/ˈvɪzəbl/adjective
106alive/əˈlaɪv/adjective
107angry/ˈæŋɡrɪ/adjective
108desperate/ˈdespərɪt/adjective
109exciting/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/adjective
110friendly/ˈfrendlɪ/adjective
111lucky/ˈlʌkɪ/adjective
112realistic/rɪəˈlɪstɪk/adjective
113sorry/ˈsɒrɪ/adjective
114ugly/ˈʌɡlɪ/adjective
115unlikely/ʌnˈlaɪklɪ/adjective
116anxious/ˈæŋkʃəs/adjective
117comprehensive/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/adjective
118curious/ˈkjʊərɪəs/adjective
119impressive/ɪmˈpresɪv/adjective
120informal/ɪnˈfɔːml/adjective
121inner/ˈɪnə/adjective
122pleasant/ˈpleznt/adjective
123sexual/ˈseksjʊəl/adjective
124sudden/ˈsʌdn/adjective
125terrible/ˈterəbl/adjective
126unable/ˈʌnˈeɪbl/adjective
127weak/wiːk/adjective
128wooden/ˈwʊdn/adjective
129asleep/əˈsliːp/adjective
130confident/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/adjective
131conscious/ˈkɒnʃəs/adjective
132decent/ˈdiːsnt/adjective
133embarrassed/ɪmˈbærəst/adjective
134guilty/ˈɡɪltɪ/adjective
135lonely/ˈləʊnlɪ/adjective
136mad/mæd/adjective
137nervous/ˈnɜːvəs/adjective
138odd/ɒd/adjective
139remarkable/rɪˈmɑːkəbl/adjective
140substantial/səbˈstænʃəl/adjective
141suspicious/səsˈpɪʃəs/adjective
142tall/tɔːl/adjective
143tiny/ˈtaɪnɪ/adjective
144more/mɔː/adjective,  adverb
145some/sʌm/adjective,  pronoun,  adverb
146one/wʌn/adjective,  noun,  pronoun
147all/ɔːl/adjective,  pronoun,  noun
148many/ˈmenɪ/adjective,  noun,  pronoun
149most/məʊst/adjective,  noun,  adverb
150other/ˈʌðə/adjective,  noun,  pronoun
151such/sʌtʃ/adjective, adverb
152even/ˈiːvən/adjective, verb, adverb
153new/njuː/adjective, adverb
154just/dʒʌst/adjective, adverb
155good/ɡʊd/adjective, noun, adverb
156any/ˈenɪ/adjective, adverb
157each/iːtʃ/adjective, adverb
158much/mʌtʃ/adjective, adverb
159own/əʊn/adjective, verb
160great/ɡreɪt/adjective, noun, adverb
161another/əˈnʌðə/adjective, pronoun
162same/seɪm/adjective, pronoun, adverb
163few/fjuː/adjective, noun, pronoun
164free/friː/adjective, adverb, verb
165right/raɪt/adjective, adverb, noun
166still/stɪl/adjective, noun, adverb
167best/best/adjective, adverb, noun
168public/ˈpʌblɪk/adjective, noun
169human/ˈhjuːmən/adjective, noun
170both/bəʊθ/adjective, adverb
171local/ˈləʊkəl/adjective, noun
172sure/ʃʊə/adjective, adverb
173better/ˈbetə/adjective, adverb, noun
174general/ˈdʒenərəl/adjective, noun
175specific/spɪˈsɪfɪk/adjective, noun
176enough/ɪˈnʌf/adjective, adverb, interjection
177long/lɒŋ/adjective, noun, adverb
178small/smɔːl/adjective, adverb
179less/les/adjective, adverb, preposition
180high/haɪ/adjective, noun, adverb
181certain/ˈsɜːtn/adjective, pronoun
182little/ˈlɪtl/adjective, adverb
183common/ˈkɒmən/adjective, noun
184next/nekst/adjective, adverb, noun
185simple/ˈsɪmpl/adjective, noun
186hard/hɑːd/adjective, adverb
187past/pɑːst/adjective, noun, preposition
188big/bɪɡ/adjective, noun
189possible/ˈpɒsəbl/adjective, noun
190particular/pəˈtɪkjʊlə/adjective, noun
191real/rɪəl/adjective, adverb, noun
192major/ˈmeɪdʒə/adjective, noun, verb
193personal/ˈpɜːsnl/adjective, noun
194current/ˈkʌrənt/adjective, noun
195left/left/adjective, adverb
196national/ˈnæʃənl/adjective, noun
197least/liːst/adjective, adverb
198natural/ˈnætʃrəl/adjective, noun, adverb
199physical/ˈfɪzɪkəl/adjective, noun
200short/ʃɔːt/adjective, adverb, noun

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