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Prefixes(词语的前缀)

E nglish is a very flexible language and you can build on your vocabulary to make new words. One way of doing this is to add prefixes (such as dis-, pre- or co-) before the word.

Here's a list of common prefixes with their meanings and some examples.

Prefix

Explanation

Example

anti

against

反对

anticlockwise, anti-sunburn

auto

self

自己的

antobiography, automobile

co

with

共同、一起

cooperate, coordinate

contra

against

反,防止

contradict, contravene

de

remove

除去,脱离

deregulate, deselect

dis

not

中断、消除

disappear, disconnect

il

not

否定,相反

illegal, illogical

inter

between

相互,在……之间

international, interchange

mis

badly / wrongly

错,误

misinform, misbahave, misunderstand

multi

many

许多

multinational, multilingual

non

opposite

不,非,无

non-profit, non-finite

out

more than

超过

outperform, outdo

over

too much

过多,过剩

oversleep, overwork

post

after

在……之后

postpone, postnatal

pre

before

在……之前

predict, precook

re

again

再,重

rewrite, relive

sub

under

在……的下面

submarine, subliminal

super

higher / improved

超,过于

supermarket, superhuman

trans

across

横越,变化

transatlantic, transplant

uni

one

单一

uniform, unilateral

under

not enough

过少,不足

underpaid, underfed

 

 
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