Beberapa kata sifat dalam bahasa Inggris terbentuk dari noun+ed dan berarti ber- (memiliki). Noun+ed yang didaftar di sini adalah anggota badan, seperti:
Dolly Parton is full-breasted. (Dolly Parton berdada montok.)
Dolly Parton is a full-breasted woman. (Dolly Parton adalah seorang wanita berdada montok.)
Dolly Parton is so full-breasted a woman that she cannot see her shoes. (Dolly Parton adalah seorang wanita yang berdada sedemikian montoknya sehingga dia tidak bisa melihat sepatunya.)
She is big-breasted. (Dia berdada montok.)
The boy is stone-headed. (Anak itu berkepala batu.)
The old man is level-headed. (Orang tua itu bijaksana.)
Jean is beautiful but she is hare-brained. (Jean cantik tetapi dia bodoh.)
That young girl is keen-eyed. (Gadis muda itu bermata tajam.)
The King is one-eyed. (Raja itu bermata satu.)
Some Asians are flat-nosed. (Sebagian orang Asia berhidung datar.)
Indians are hawk-nosed. (Orang-orang Indian berhidung bengkok.)
People said Muhammad Ali was big-mouthed. (Orang bilang Mohammad Ali bermulut besar.)
Irene likes him because he is broad-chested. (Irene menyukainya karena dia berdada bidang.)
My boss is pot-bellied. (Atasan saya berperut tambun.)
That athlete is flat-bellied. (Atlit itu berperut ramping.)
Lady Diana was soft-hearted. (Lady Diana berhati lembut.)
Some soldiers are hard-hearted. (Sebagian prajurit berhati keras.)
Some tennis players are left-handed. (Beberapa pemain tenis bertangan kidal.)
She often helps people. She is light-hearted. (Dia sering membantu orang. Ia ringan tangan.)
He is big-bodied. (Dia bertubuh besar.)
She cannot run fast. She is flat-footed. (Dia tidak bisa berlari kencang. Dia berkaki datar.)
She is fat-bottomed. (Dia berbokong semok.)
Selain itu:
The old man is hot-tempered. (Orang tua itu pemarah.)
Boys are short-tempered. (Anak-anak laki-laki tidak sabaran.)
The murder is cold-blooded. (Pembunuh itu berdarah dingin.)
Grandma is poor-sighted. (Nenek rabun.)
You are far-sighted. (Kamu rabun jauh.)
I am not near-sighted. (Saya tidak rabun dekat.)
Father is broad-minded. (Ayah berpikiran luas.)
Most of young men are dirty-minded. (Sebagian besar anak muda berpikiran kotor.)
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar