“形容……”是对事物的性质、状态进行释义的一种方式。《现代汉语词典》(第5版)中用“形容……”释义的词条共有2045个,既有实词也有虚词,同时还有成语和惯用语。惯用语和成语是固定短语,有的学者将它们归入语汇,本文暂不讨论。本文主要讨论以“形容……”释义的动词、名词和形容词在语法功能上的一些共同点,以及它们各自所具有的特性。 “Describe ... ” is a way of defining the nature and state of things. There are 2045 entries in Modern Chinese Dictionary (5th Edition), which are defined by “describe ...... ”. There are not only real words but also function words, as well as idioms and idioms. Idioms and idioms are fixed phrases, some scholars put them in the vocabulary, this article will not be discussed. This article focuses on some of the common grammatical functions of verbs, nouns and adjectives defined by “describing ...... ”, and their respective characteristics.