【后綴-less表示否定源于單根詞less,less是little的比較級,表示“較少的;更少的”,由少而無,逐漸表示否定。-less有兩層含義:
-less=without沒有;無
-less=not doing;not affected by不做;不受影響
注意兩個(gè)詞詞義的區(qū)別:
priceless無價(jià)的, 極貴重的(price價(jià)格)
valueless無價(jià)值的(value價(jià)值)】
(1) less [les] a.較少的,更少的 ad.較少、更少【little的比較級;“由少而無,表示沒有”】
(2) breathless ['breθlis] a.氣喘吁吁的, 斷氣的;屏住呼吸的
(3) colorless ['k?l?lis] a.無色的;無趣的【color ['k?l?] n. 顏色,色彩;(pl.)軍旗,旗幟】
(4) endless ['endlis] a. 無止境的, 沒完沒了的【end [end] n.末尾,最后部分;頭,端;目的 v.結(jié)束,終止】
(5) guiltless ['giltlis] a. 無罪的, 無辜的【guilt [gilt] n. 罪行;內(nèi)疚 guilty ['gilti] a. 有罪的;內(nèi)疚的】
(6) hopeless ['h??plis] a. 沒有希望的, 絕望的【hope [h?up] n./v.希望,期望】
(7) homeless ['h??mlis] a.無家可歸的
(8) harmless ['hɑ:mlis] a. 無害的, 無惡意的 【 harm [hɑ:m] n./v.危害,傷害】
【經(jīng)典例句】
(1) Work more and dream less, you will be much happier.多做事少空想,這樣你會愉快得多.
(2) He is less tall than she is. 他不如她高.
(3) I was completely breathless when I got to the top of the mountain. 當(dāng)我到達(dá)山頂上時(shí),我已經(jīng)上氣不接下氣了.
(4) There is a breath of autumn in the air today. 今天的天氣已露出了一絲秋天的氣息.
(5) The old man's life became dull and colorless. 老人的生活變得呆板無趣.
(6) What color did you paint the door? 你把門漆成什么顏色?
(7) Her endless patience made her the best nurse in the hospital.無限的耐心使她成為這個(gè)醫(yī)院最好的護(hù)士.
(8) At the end of the film, the hero wept bitterly. 在影片的結(jié)尾,主人公傷心地哭了.
(9) They ended the party off with a song.他們唱支歌結(jié)束了晚會.
(10) Yet he felt guiltless, breaking the promises he had made himself.然而他并不因背棄了自己的誓言而感到內(nèi)疚.
(11) His face showed guilt though he said he had done nothing wrong. 盡管他說自己沒做過錯(cuò)事,他的臉上卻顯出了內(nèi)疚的神情.
(12) I feel guilty about visiting her so rarely. 我因極少去看望她而感到慚愧.
(13) Leave me alone. I'm hopeless.別打擾我.我已經(jīng)徹底絕望了.
(14) "Will it rain tomorrow?" "I hope not."“明天會下雨嗎?”――“我希望不會下.”
(15) It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.她想到她可以收養(yǎng)一個(gè)無家可歸的孩子.
(16) She's on her way home. 她正在回家的路上.
(17) They always make us feel very much at home. 他們總是使我們感到非常自在
(18) The bomb blast killed several harmless passers-by.炸彈爆炸使幾個(gè)無辜行人受傷.
(1) It wouldn't do him any harm to work a bit harder.工作努力點(diǎn)對他沒什么害處.
(2) There was a traffic accident in this street, but no one was harmed.這街上發(fā)生了交通事故,但沒有人受傷.
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