Question 85: When I have two or more adjectives, which one comes first?
Answer: When multiple adjectives precede a noun, there are specific rules governing the order of those adjectives. The following chart provides general rules for ordering cumulative adjectives; however, there are exceptions to these rules.
Article or other noun marker
a, an, the, her, Joe's, two, many, some
Evaluative word
attractive, dedicated, delicious, ugly, disgusting
Size
large, enormous, small, little
Length or shape
long, short, round, square
Age
new, old, young, antique
Color
yellow, blue, crimson
Nationality
French, Spanish, Chinese
Religion
Jewish, Christian, Muslim
Material
oak, gold, granite, cotton
Noun/Adjective
vegetable (as in vegetable garden), course (as in course schedule)
The noun modified
garden, boy, car, house, soup
问题85：如果有两个或更多的形容词，应该怎样决定其出现的先后？
回答：当一个名词前出现多个形容词时，其排序有具体的规则可循。下面这张表列出了形容词排序的大致规则，但是，实际运用中也可能出现例外。
冠词或别的名词限定词
a, an, the, her, Joe's, two, many, some
表示对于事物的评价的词
attractive, dedicated, delicious, ugly, disgusting
表示大小的词
large, enormous, small, little
表示长度或形状的词
long, short, round, square
表示年龄的词
new, old, young, antique
表示颜色的词
yellow, blue, crimson
表示国籍的词
French, Spanish, Chinese
表示宗教信仰的词
Jewish, Christian, Muslim
表示材料质地的词
oak, gold, granite, cotton
作形容词用的名词
vegetable (如：in vegetable garden), course (如： in course schedule)
被修饰的名词
garden, boy, car, house, soup
85：如果有两个或更多的形容词，应该怎样决定其出现的先后？
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