Prefixes(词语的前缀)
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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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