TEXT: Confused Words - ADJECTIVE
容易混淆的形容詞
fat / thin: people / animals
a fat / thin man
a fat / thin woman
a fat / thin cat
thick / thin: usually apply to things
a thick / thin book
thick / thin material
fat for a few names of things
a fat book
a fat dictionary
thick (=stupid -- people)
Some of my students are really thick.
tall / short: people / height
a tall / short man
a tall / short woman
tall / small: building, mountain, tree, etc.
The opposite is small.
a tall building / mountain / tree
a small building / mountain / tree
high / low: buildings and things
a high / low building
a high / low stool
High for mountains, but low for hills.
a high mountain
a low hill
High and low can also refer to sound.
a high / low voice
a high / low note
long / short: length, time, distance
a long / short skirt
a long / short time, walk, etc.
loud / soft: hard / soft
a loud / soft knock
a loud / soft thud
Soft (opposite hard) also applies to texture.
a hard / soft apple
a hard / soft mattress
old / young: people
an old / young man
an old / young woman
old / new: things
an old / new handbag
an old / new house
New is used for a person who is a newcomer.
a new boss
a new secretary
large / big / great: people or things
Large and big generally refer to size
a large / big man or woman.
a large / big box
Great generally refers to importance
a great man
a great cathedral
a great idea
small / little: small is the opposite of large / big .
Small is gradable and is attributive / predicative)
a small boy, a small house (attributive)
My house is very small. (predicative)
Little is usually attributive and can replace small in many contexts ( a little boy, a little house), it is also a quantifier. ( a little sugar = a small amount of )
Little is used particularly to express love, pity, etc.
Your sweet little baby.
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