298 friendly可用作形容词或副词
① friendly作形容词时,表示“友好的,友谊的,有利的”;作副词时,表示“友好地,朋友般地”。
They are not friendly to him. 他们对他不友好。
They have been friendly with each other. 他们一直处得很好。
② 某些表示人的名词+-ly 构成形容词,如:fatherly,motherly,sisterly,brotherly,wifely,manly,comradely等。其他如costly,lonely,homely,ugly等也是形容词。
He is a fatherly teacher. 他是一位父亲般的老师。
She gave us motherly care. 她给予我们慈母般的关怀。
The driver is a manly person. 那位司机颇有大丈夫气概。
His brotherly advice gave us hope and strength. 他的兄弟般的忠告给了我们希望和勇气。
③ 某些时间名词+-ly 也可用作形容词,如:timely,yearly,monthly,quarterly,weekly,hourly 等。这些词一般只作定语,不作表语。
Thank you very much for your timely help. 谢谢你的及时帮助。
It is a monthly magazine. 这是一个月刊。
He paid a weekly visit to the lake. 他每周去那个湖游览一次。
④ 还有一些以-ly结尾的词是副词,也是形容词,如:lively,orderly,sickly,silly,worldly等。
He has a lively imagination. 他有着丰富的想象力。
We had a lovely afternoon in the hills. 我们在山里过了一个愉快的下午。
The room is in orderly condition. 房间整齐清洁。
The man owns worldly wisdom. 那人老于世故。