英语复合形容词的构成方法（详细且例句丰富）

复合形容词可由各种前缀和后缀构成（即在本来是形容词的前或后加上某些表示特定意义的前缀或后缀构成复合形容词）。如：

We offer interest-free credit on all new cars. 所有新车我们都提供无息贷款服务。

Sports drinks have caught on as consumers have become more health-conscious. 随着消费者健康意识的增强，运动型饮料开始流行起来。

He began to insist upon a bullet-proof limousine, just for peace of mind. 他开始坚持要防弹豪华轿车，仅仅是为了安心而已。

They experimented successfully on the plants to discover disease-resistant varieties. 他们成功地对植物进行了实验，发现了抗病品种。

四、用well, bad, ill, poorly等构成的复合形容词

——well

There is a special need for well-trained teachers. 特别需要训练有素的老师。

At last she managed to have a well-deserved rest. 她终于争取到了完全应该得到的休息。

Tonight’s speaker is a well-known writer and journalist. 今晚的讲话人是出名的作家兼新闻记者。

The well-established firm closed down with the loss of 600 jobs. 那家地位巩固的公司倒闭了，造成600 个职位丧失。

The hotel has a well-run restaurant offering a good choice of dishes. 这家宾馆内有一家经营得很好的餐厅，提供各种各样的饭菜。

A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on the 28 bones in each foot. 设计精良的运动鞋应能减轻冲击力以保护每只脚的28 块骨头。

——bad

It is his illness that makes him bad-tempered. 他因为生病，脾气变得暴躁。

He acknowledges that when he’s tired he gets bad-tempered. 他承认自己累了就会发脾气。

Eric was really bad-mannered. I’m never going to invite him again. 埃里克真没礼貌。我永远不想再请他来了。

When his headaches developed Nick became bad-tempered and even violent. 尼克出现头痛时脾气就变得很差，甚至还会动粗。

——ill

They accepted her claim that she had been ill-treated. 他们相信她受虐待的说法。

She tucked her ill-gotten gains into her purse and left. 她把不义之财塞入钱包后就离开了。

There’s nothing worse than for a parent to ill-treat a child. 没有什么比父母虐待自己的小孩那样更糟糕。

Once again an official inquiry has spoken of weak management and ill-trained workers. 官方调查又一次提到了管理不力与工人缺乏训练的问题。

The British are considered ill-mannered, badly dressed and unsophisticated. 英国人被认为缺乏教养、衣着邋遢、头脑简单。

If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation. 如果这些银行不再对这个倒霉的项目提供支持，它也就破产了。

It seemed a singularly ill-judged enterprise for Truman to undertake. 这对于杜鲁门来说似乎是一项特别不明智的事业。

Every government is ill-disposed to the press, all or some of the time. 历届政府一直以来——或者说某些时候——都对新闻界冷面相待。

——poorly

My office is poorly-ventilated. 我的办公室通风不良。

Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work. 没有学历使他们一辈子都得从事枯燥乏味而且通常报酬很低的工作。