mysterious | adj.神秘的 | adventurous | adj.喜欢冒险的;冒险的 | curious | adj.好奇的;求知欲强的 | numerous | adj.无数的,许多的 | enormous | adj.巨大的,庞大的 | various | adj.各种各样的,多样的 | glorious | adj.光辉的,光荣的,荣耀的 | previous | adj.先前的,早先的 | world-famous | adj.世界闻名的,举世闻名的 | jealous | adj.嫉妒的,妒忌的 | anxious | adj.焦急的,焦虑的;渴望的 | poisonous | adj.有毒的 | obvious | adj.明显的,显而易见的 | ridiculous | adj.荒唐的,荒谬的,可笑的 | cautious | adj.谨慎的,小心的 | humorous | adj.幽默的,滑稽的 | precious | adj.宝贵的,珍贵的 | mountainous | adj.多山的 | generous | adj.慷慨的,大方的 | conscious | adj.意识到的,注意到的 | glamorous | adj.富有魅力的;令人向往的 | spacious | adj.宽敞的 |
********** The ending ous is frequent and there exist a lot of words ending in ous. There are 5393 words that end with OUS.附1:British Dictionary definitions for -ous:suffix forming adjectives
having, full of, or characterized by dangerous; spacious; (in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the lower of two possible valency states ferrous; stannous Compare -ic (def. 2)
附2:Word Origin and History for -ousword-forming element making adjectives from nouns, meaning 'having, full of, having to do with, doing,inclined to,' from Old French -ous, -eux, from Latin -osus (cf. -ose (1)). In chemistry, 'having a lower valencethan forms expressed in -ic.'
附3:Study the word list: Adjectives ending in ous
When you hear the /us/ sound on the end of an adjective it is spelled ous.
| adventurous | My Scout leader is very adventurous. |
| anonymous | I wonder who sent this anonymous letter. |
| disastrous | The General's battle plan was disastrous. |
| enormous | Elephants are enormous. * |
| fabulous | Have a fabulous time at the party. |
| famous | Vin Scully is a famous baseball commentator. |
| generous | Thank you for your generous donation. |
| hazardous | Travel to Mars could be very hazardous. |
| jealous | She has a very jealous boyfriend. |
| joyous | The birth of their baby was a joyous occasion. |
| miraculous | He has made a miraculous recovery. |
| mischievous | He is not malicious, just a little mischievous. * |
| momentous | Their wedding will be a momentous occasion. |
| mountainous | A large part of Austria is mountainous. |
| nervous | It was really clear that he was terribly nervous. * |
| numerous | He has had numerous offers of employment. |
| prosperous | The film star is marrying a prosperous banker. |
| ravenous | Let's eat soon, I'm really ravenous. |
| ridiculous | The way he was behaving was a little bit ridiculous. * |
| tremendous | There was a tremendous roar when the goal was scored. *
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