ed除了是过去式或过去分词的词尾，还可以作为合成形容词的词尾，将一个名词词组转变为形容词。例如，西游记真假猴王中的假猴王是一个六耳猕猴。a mankey which has six ears. 我们就可以用名词词组 six ears造一个合成形容词：six-eared 然后用它作定语。a six-eared monkey. 一个三头六臂的怪物：a three headed and sixarmed monstor.

time-honored brand中，honored 仍然是过去分词表示被动意义，the brand is honored by time. honored by time这个过去分词短语省略介词by, 介词的宾语置于过去分词之前用连字符连接，就可以做前置定语。例如，a man-made satellite.=a satellite made by man。