形容词作定语修饰名词时,要放在名词的前边。但是如果形容词修饰以-thing 为字尾的词语时,要放在这些词语之后。
We saw something white in the dark.
我们在黑暗中看到了一些白色的东西。
Is there anything important in the newspaper?
报上有什么重要新闻吗?
There is nothing(=isn't anything)important in the newspaper.
报上没什么重要事情。
注意
no = not…any
nothing= not…anything