英语中的复合形容词she is a five-year-old girl不用复合的话 不用she is five yea

（1）形容词＋v-ing,同"系表结构"
a good-looking boy ＝a boy who looks good 相貌好看的男孩
an ordinary-looking man 相貌平常的人
nice-smelling flowers 香气扑鼻的花
（2）副词＋过去分词,同"被动的定语从句"
a well-written novel ＝a novel that iswell written 写得好的小说
best-housed people 居住条件最好的人
a newly-published article 新发表的文章
（3）形容词＋带ed后缀的名词
an ill-tempered m an ＝a m an whose temper is ill 脾气坏的人
short-sighted students ＝students with short sight 近视的学生
又如：sweet-tempered 性情温和的
tender-hearted 软心肠的
（4）名词＋形容词,名词如同状语,修饰形容词
an apple-green shirt ＝a shirt being as green as apple苹果绿衬衫
snow-white walls 雪白的墙
a piece of sky-blue cloth 一块天蓝色的布