Prefixes(詞語的前綴)

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    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 反對(duì) 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,脫離 deregulate, deselect
    dis not 中斷、消除 disappear, disconnect
    il not 否定,相反 illegal, illogical
    inter between 相互,在……之間 international, interchange
    mis badly / wrongly 錯(cuò),誤 misinform, misbahave, misunderstand
    multi many 許多 multinational, multilingual
    non opposite 不,非,無 non-profit, non-finite
    out more than 超過 outperform, outdo
    over too much 過多,過剩 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,過于 supermarket, superhuman
    trans across 橫越,變化 transatlantic, transplant
    uni one 單一 uniform, unilateral
    under not enough 過少,不足 underpaid, underfed