以-ly结尾的常见形容词
■本站特约作者陈根花
有些以-ly结尾的词是形容词，通常不是副词，常见的例子有：brotherly, costly, cowardly, deadly, fatherly, friendly, lively, lonely, lovely, manly, motherly, silly, sisterly, ugly, unfriendly, unlikely, womanly 等。
1. brotherly
The older boy gave the newcomer some brotherly advice. 那个年龄大一点的男孩给新来的孩子一些亲兄弟似的忠告。
Brotherly love is based on the experience that we all are one. 手足情爱建立在我们大家心连心、团结如一人这种经历的基础上。
2. costly
It would be too costly to repair the car. 修理这辆汽车要花很多钱。
The castle will undergo extensive and costly renovations. 那城堡要用巨资进行全面整修。
The long and costly strike proved to be the last nail in the company’s coffin. 长期罢工损失巨大致使该公司一蹶不振。
3. cowardly
It was cowardly of you not to admit your mistake. 你不承认错误就不是好样儿的。
Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act. 寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
She accused the government of a cowardly surrender to big-business interests. 她指责政府畏首畏尾屈从于大企业的利益。
4. deadly
Cyanide is a deadly poison. 氰化物是一种致命的毒药。
She uses wit with deadly effect. 她聪明机智，使人难以招架。
The conference was deadly dull. 会议开得死气沉沉的。
5. elderly
He's very active for an elderly man. 按老年人来说, 他非常活跃。
He’s caring for his elderly parents. 他正照顾着年迈的父母。
It was gracious of the Queen to speak to the elderly patients. 女王和蔼可亲地慰问年老的病人。
6. fatherly
He is a fatherly old doctor. 他是个慈祥的老大夫。
Suddenly Jack smiled and slipped back into his fatherly role. 杰克突然微微一笑,又摆起了慈父的姿态。
7. friendly
He’s a very talkative, friendly man. 他是一个非常健谈、和善的人。
They spoke to one another in a very friendly manner. 他们态度十分和善地彼此交谈。
The people were friendly wherever we went. 不管走到哪儿，人们都对我们很友好。
8. lively
She’s twice as lively as her sister. 她比她姐姐活跃一倍。
The band played a lively tune. 乐队演奏了一支轻快的乐曲。
He's not very friendly towards newcomers. 他对新来的人不太友好。
9. lonely
You can be alone without being lonely. 你可以独处而不感到寂寞。
He has so few friends that his life is lonely. 他的朋友很少，因此他的生活非常孤单。
She avoids lonely streets. She is afraid of being mugged. 她避免在没人的马路上行走。她怕遭抢劫。
10. lovely
It’s a lovely day indeed. 天气的确很好啊。
Spring is a lovely season. 春天是怡人的季节。
This is a lovely party, but we have to go because of the baby-sitter. 这个晚会真好，但因为要替换那临时看孩子的人。我们必须回去。