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大多数形容词作定语和表语时意义不变，但有些形容词，如old，heavy，late等，在某些名词词组中作定语时，具有某种含义，若用作表语，词义就发生了变化;还有些形容词作前置定语和后置定语时意义完全不同，如:present，involved等。请看下列各组句子，仔细对比句①中作定语和句②中作表语的同一形容词的不同含义。
例一
①The ill man at the restaurant drunk some fine wine.
②The man is ill/fine.
ill在句①中指“品行差”，The ill man即“那个坏家伙”，fine 指“高质量的，美好的”，fine wine“好酒”，a fine woman“美女”;句②中ill/fine则指“生病的，不健康的/身体好的，健康的”。
例二
①Today he has(only)smoked forty/four cigarettes. Obviously he is a heavy/light smoker.
②The smoker is heavy/light.
句①中的heavy/light指“那人烟瘾大/小”，a heavy drinker/sleeper“酒鬼/酣睡的人”，a light sleeper“睡不沉的人”;句②中的heavy/light，指“身体重/体重轻”。
例三
①Judging from the perfomance，he must be a good/bad swimmer.
②The swimmer seems to be good/bad.
句①中的good/bad指“游泳技术好/差”;句②中good/bad指“人品好/差”。
例四
①He now runs a big farm，but he used to be a small farmer.
②The farmer is small/big.
句①中的big/small指“规模大/小”，a big farm“一个大农场”，a small farmer“一位小农场主”，big/small可指体积､数量､程度的大小，又如:a big drinker/eater一个酒量/饭量大的人;句②中small/big指“身材矮小/高大”。
例五
①I called on an old friend yesterday.
②After ten years’ hard work， the friend seems very old.
句①中的old意指“我已认识他很久了”，an old friend“一位老朋友”;句②中的old指“年龄大了､老了”。
例六
①He misses his late uncle very much.
②The pupil was late again today.
句①中的late指“已故的”，his late uncle“他的已去世的伯伯”;句②中的late指“迟到，不准时”。
例七
①Clare has a mature and responsible attitude to work.
②Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.
句①中的responsible指“(人或行为举止)可信任的，可靠的”，句意:“克莱尔对待工作成熟而可信赖。”句②中的responsible指“有责任的，负责的”，句意:“迈克负责设计全部工程。”
例八
①We need to examine all the costs involved in the project first.
②He is a very involved father./ The father is involved in children.
句①中的involved于名词后作定语，指“有关的，参与的”，句意:“我们应首先仔细考虑所有与这一项目有关的费用。”people involved“相关人员”。句②中的involved作前置定语，意思是“关注的，花费很多时间的”，a very involved father“一位很投入的父亲”。与作表语时的意义相同。
例九
①The present members in the club are mostly young people.
②The members present at the meeting are mostly young people./The members are present at the meeting
句①中的present作前置定语，意思是“现在/任的”，句意:“俱乐部的现有成员主要是年轻人。”句②中的present作后置定语，意思是“出席的，在场的”，句意:“出席会议的主要是年轻人。”与作表语时的意义相同。
编辑/梁宇清
例一
①The ill man at the restaurant drunk some fine wine.
②The man is ill/fine.
ill在句①中指“品行差”，The ill man即“那个坏家伙”，fine 指“高质量的，美好的”，fine wine“好酒”，a fine woman“美女”;句②中ill/fine则指“生病的，不健康的/身体好的，健康的”。
例二
①Today he has(only)smoked forty/four cigarettes. Obviously he is a heavy/light smoker.
②The smoker is heavy/light.
句①中的heavy/light指“那人烟瘾大/小”，a heavy drinker/sleeper“酒鬼/酣睡的人”，a light sleeper“睡不沉的人”;句②中的heavy/light，指“身体重/体重轻”。
例三
①Judging from the perfomance，he must be a good/bad swimmer.
②The swimmer seems to be good/bad.
句①中的good/bad指“游泳技术好/差”;句②中good/bad指“人品好/差”。
例四
①He now runs a big farm，but he used to be a small farmer.
②The farmer is small/big.
句①中的big/small指“规模大/小”，a big farm“一个大农场”，a small farmer“一位小农场主”，big/small可指体积､数量､程度的大小，又如:a big drinker/eater一个酒量/饭量大的人;句②中small/big指“身材矮小/高大”。
例五
①I called on an old friend yesterday.
②After ten years’ hard work， the friend seems very old.
句①中的old意指“我已认识他很久了”，an old friend“一位老朋友”;句②中的old指“年龄大了､老了”。
例六
①He misses his late uncle very much.
②The pupil was late again today.
句①中的late指“已故的”，his late uncle“他的已去世的伯伯”;句②中的late指“迟到，不准时”。
例七
①Clare has a mature and responsible attitude to work.
②Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.
句①中的responsible指“(人或行为举止)可信任的，可靠的”，句意:“克莱尔对待工作成熟而可信赖。”句②中的responsible指“有责任的，负责的”，句意:“迈克负责设计全部工程。”
例八
①We need to examine all the costs involved in the project first.
②He is a very involved father./ The father is involved in children.
句①中的involved于名词后作定语，指“有关的，参与的”，句意:“我们应首先仔细考虑所有与这一项目有关的费用。”people involved“相关人员”。句②中的involved作前置定语，意思是“关注的，花费很多时间的”，a very involved father“一位很投入的父亲”。与作表语时的意义相同。
例九
①The present members in the club are mostly young people.
②The members present at the meeting are mostly young people./The members are present at the meeting
句①中的present作前置定语，意思是“现在/任的”，句意:“俱乐部的现有成员主要是年轻人。”句②中的present作后置定语，意思是“出席的，在场的”，句意:“出席会议的主要是年轻人。”与作表语时的意义相同。
编辑/梁宇清