词汇 | 高中3500 “-ous''结尾的形容词一览

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

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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

1. having, full of, or characterized by dangerous; spacious; 

2. (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 -ous

word-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.'

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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. *