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.having, full of, or characterized by dangerous; spacious;
(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
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. * |
