Compound Adjectives
復(fù)合形容詞
1. A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives work together to modify the same noun. These terms should be hyphenated to avoid confusion or ambiguity.
復(fù)合形容詞由兩個或兩個以上的形容詞組成用以修飾一個名詞。組成復(fù)合形容詞的每個形容詞之間要用連字符連接以避免混淆和詞不達意。
Incorrect: The black and blue mark suggested that he had been involved in an altercation.
Correct: The black-and-blue mark suggested that he had been involved in an altercation.
Incorrect: Her fifteen minute presentation proved decisive to the outcome of the case.
Correct: Her fifteen-minute presentation proved decisive to the outcome of the case.
2. However, combining an adverb (usually a word ending in "ly") and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. No hyphen is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the subsequent noun.
但是，副詞（通常以“l(fā)y”結(jié)尾）與形容詞組合不能作為復(fù)合形容詞使用，其間不需使用連字符，因為，顯而易見，副詞用以修飾形容詞而非其后的名詞。
Incorrect: The remarkably-hot day turned into a remarkably-long week.
Correct: The remarkably hot day turned into a remarkably long week.
3. Furthermore, you should not place a hyphen in a compound adjective if the adjectives are capitalized, such as when they are part of a title.
此外，如果組成復(fù)合形容詞的形容詞為大寫形式，例如：該附和形容詞為文章題目的一部分，則不需在其間加以連字符。
Correct: His book was entitled, "Gender Neutral Language in English Usage," and it revolutionized the way people think about sex roles.
However: His book on gender-neutral language revolutionized the way people think about sex roles.
Correct: The students were participants in Chicago-Kent's vaunted Legal Research and Writing Program.
Also Correct:
同樣正確
The student decided to attend a school with a good legal-research-and-writing program. Note that in this example, the reference is to a type of program, rather than a specific program, and so the use of hyphens is proper.
復(fù)合形容詞
1. A compound adjective is formed when two or more adjectives work together to modify the same noun. These terms should be hyphenated to avoid confusion or ambiguity.
復(fù)合形容詞由兩個或兩個以上的形容詞組成用以修飾一個名詞。組成復(fù)合形容詞的每個形容詞之間要用連字符連接以避免混淆和詞不達意。
Incorrect: The black and blue mark suggested that he had been involved in an altercation.
Correct: The black-and-blue mark suggested that he had been involved in an altercation.
Incorrect: Her fifteen minute presentation proved decisive to the outcome of the case.
Correct: Her fifteen-minute presentation proved decisive to the outcome of the case.
2. However, combining an adverb (usually a word ending in "ly") and an adjective does not create a compound adjective. No hyphen is required because it is already clear that the adverb modifies the adjective rather than the subsequent noun.
但是，副詞（通常以“l(fā)y”結(jié)尾）與形容詞組合不能作為復(fù)合形容詞使用，其間不需使用連字符，因為，顯而易見，副詞用以修飾形容詞而非其后的名詞。
Incorrect: The remarkably-hot day turned into a remarkably-long week.
Correct: The remarkably hot day turned into a remarkably long week.
3. Furthermore, you should not place a hyphen in a compound adjective if the adjectives are capitalized, such as when they are part of a title.
此外，如果組成復(fù)合形容詞的形容詞為大寫形式，例如：該附和形容詞為文章題目的一部分，則不需在其間加以連字符。
Correct: His book was entitled, "Gender Neutral Language in English Usage," and it revolutionized the way people think about sex roles.
However: His book on gender-neutral language revolutionized the way people think about sex roles.
Correct: The students were participants in Chicago-Kent's vaunted Legal Research and Writing Program.
Also Correct:
同樣正確
The student decided to attend a school with a good legal-research-and-writing program. Note that in this example, the reference is to a type of program, rather than a specific program, and so the use of hyphens is proper.