1SUFFIX (用于名词后构成形容词)表示“有…特性的” -y is added to nouns in order to form adjectives that describe something or someone as having the characteristics of what the noun refers to. (用于名词后构成形容词)表示“有…特性的”
...a smoky pub.
烟雾缭绕的酒馆
...juicy red berries.
新鲜多汁的红色浆果
The process results in a much fruitier wine.
这种加工过程可酿造出果香更加浓郁的葡萄酒。
2SUFFIX (用于颜色词后构成形容词)表示“大致…色的”,“略带…色的”-y is added to colours in order to form adjectives that describe something as being roughly that colour or having some of that colour in it. (用于颜色词后构成形容词)表示“大致…色的”,“略带…色的”
...a rich, reddy, brown wood.
偏红色的深棕色木头
Her eyes were a bluey-green colour.
她的眼睛是蓝绿色的。
3SUFFIX (用于名称或名词后,表示喜爱或亲昵)-y is added to a name or a noun in order to give it a more affectionate or familiar form. (用于名称或名词后,表示喜爱或亲昵)