构成形容词比较级:用于多数单音节形容词及部分双音节形容词,如 small → smaller(更小的)、happy → happier(更开心的)。
(此外,**-er** 也可见于少数表示工具/装置的名词,如 toaster。)
发音 Pronunciation (IPA)
/ər/(在美式英语中常听作 /ɚ/)
例句 Examples
In “teacher,” -er means “a person who teaches.”
在“teacher”这个词里,**-er** 表示“做某事的人”。
English often adds -er to short adjectives to make the comparative, as in “smaller” and “faster,” especially in everyday speech and writing.
英语常在较短的形容词后加 -er 构成比较级,比如“smaller”“faster”,在日常口语和写作中尤其常见。