Prefixes:词语的前缀
Prefixes(词语的前缀)
English 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 |