在英语合成词中,合成名词(compound nouns)数量很多,而且可以按照既定规律自行构造新词。
合成名词构造法主要有下列八种:
①名词+名词,如
daybreak, sunrise, cattleshed, house-keeper, shoe-maker, headache, night-club, pocket-knife, arm-chair, wine-glass, ink-stand, man-servant, maid-servant, steamboat, goldsmith, newspaper, lawsuit等。
②形容词+名词,如
blackboard, commonweath, highway, stronghold, sweetheart, easy-chair, grandson, blueprint, deadline, high-brow, lazy-bones等。
③动词+名词,如
drawbridge, grindstone, playground, pickpocket, breakfast, cut-throat, makeshift, sing-song, turn-coat, washbasin 等。
④副词虚词+名词,如
afterthought, offshoot, outbreak, byway, bylaw, outpost, overcoat, underclothes, outgrowth, downpour, upkeep, bystander等。
⑤副词虚词+动词,如
income, outlet, outlook, onset, outfit, upstart, inlet, offspring, outburst, offset等。
⑥动词+副词,如
die-hard, breakdown, drawback, set-up, break-up, farewell, standstill, feedback等。
⑦名词+动名词,如
book-keeping, town-planning, letter-writing, word-building, tiger-hunting, paper-manufacturing, bill-collecting, car-repairing, television-advertising, window-shopping, day-dreaming, photocopying, handwriting等。
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