在下面的句子中,fool可看作是形容词:
He was fool enough to give her all the money.
但下面句子中的feel foolish可以改成feel fool吗?
I couldn’t answer the teacher’s question, and this made me feel foolish.
沅老师:
fool 用作形容词的用法(词典上仍标注为名词,但有的语法学家将其理解为具有形容词性质)非常有限,事实上只用于 fool enough to do sth 这一结构中。如:
I was fool enough to trust her. 我居然傻到去相信她。
He’s fool enough to think she still loves him. 他真够傻的,认为她还爱他。
He was fool enough to go out without a coat. 他真够蠢的,不穿外套就出去了。
除此类用法外,fool一般不用作形容词,所以英语可以说fool enough,但不说feel fool。