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SUFFIX
(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.
例句
...a smoky pub.
烟雾缭绕的酒馆
...juicy red berries...
新鲜多汁的红色浆果
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SUFFIX
(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.
例句
...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。
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SUFFIX
(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.
例句
'How are you, Mikey?'...
“你好吗,小迈克?”
Move the little doggy.
把小狗挪开点。