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1、EH37prefixes and suffixesPrefixes and suffixes1. PrefixesA prefix is a group of letters at the beginning of a word which changes the words meaning. Here is a list of the most common prefixes and examples of how those prefixes are used.Anglo- relating to the UK or England an Anglophile (= someone who
2、 loves England) ante- before or in front of antedate antenatal anti- 1 opposed to or against anti-racist laws 2 preventing or destroying an anti-aircraft missile auto- 1 operating without being controlled by humans autopilot (= a computer that directs an aircraft) 2 self an autobiography (= a book t
3、hat someone writes about their own life) bi- two bilingual (= speaking two languages) bimonthly (= happening twice in a month or once every two months) centi-, cent- hundred a centimetre a century co- with or together a co-author to coexist contra- against or opposite to contradict (= say the opposi
4、te) contraception (= something that is used to prevent pregnancy) counter- opposing or as a reaction to a counter-attack (= an attack on someone who has attacked you) cross- 1 across cross-border 2 including different groups or subjects a cross-party committee (= one formed from many political parti
5、es) cross-cultural cyber- involving, using or relating to computers, especially the Internet cybercrime cyberculture de- to take something away deforestation (= when the trees in an area are cut down) dis- not or the opposite of dishonest to disagree e- electronic, usually relating to the Internet e
6、mail e-commerce. Note: e- is usally joined onto a word with a hyphen (as in e-commerce) but email is usually written without a hyphen eco- relating to the environment eco-friendly tourism (= tourism that does not damage the environment) en- 1 used to form verbs that mean to put into or onto somethin
7、g encase encircle 2 used to form verbs that mean to cause to be something enable endear Euro- relating to Europe Europop (= modern, young peoples music from Europe) ex- from before an ex-boyfriend an ex-boss extra- outside of or in addition to extracurricular activities (= activities that are in add
8、ition to the usual school work) geo- of or relating to the Earth geophysics geology hyper- having a lot of or too much of a quality hyperactive hypersensitive (= more than normally sensitive) ill- in a way that is bad or not suitable ill-prepared an ill-judged remark in-, il-, im-, ir- not incorrect
9、 illegal impossible irregularinter- between or among international an interdepartmental meeting intra- within an intranet kilo- a thousand a kilometre a kilogram mega- 1 informal extremely megarich (= extremely rich) 2 one million 40 megabytes micro- very small a microchip microscopic (= extremely s
10、mall) mid- in the middle of mid-July. a man in his mid-forties mid-afternoon/-morning milli- a thousandth a millisecond mini- small a miniskirt (= very short skirt) a minibus mis- not or badly mistrust to misbehave mono- one or single monolingual a monologue multi- many a multi-millionaire a multi-s
11、torey car park neo- new neo-fascists non- not, or the opposite of non-alcoholic drinks non-smokers omni- everywhere or everything omnipresent omniscient out- more than or better than to outgrow to outnumber to outdo someone (= to show that you are better than someone) over- too much to overeat overp
12、opulated photo- connected with or produced by light photosensitive photosynthesis poly- many polygamy (= having more than one husband or wife at the same time) a polygon (= shape with a lot of sides) post- after or later than postwar a postgraduate pre- before or earlier than pre-tax profits pre-sch
13、ool pro- supporting pro-democracy demonstrations pseudo- false a pseudonym (= false name used especially by a writer) pseudo-academic psycho- of the mind or mental processes psychology quasi- partly quasi-religious ideas re- again to remarry a reusable container retro- looking at or copying the past
14、 retrograde retrospective self- of or by yourself or itself self-doubt self-critical semi- half or partly a semicircle semi-frozen socio- relating to society socio-economic sub- 1 under or below subzero temperatures 2 less important or a smaller part of a larger whole a subsection super- extremely o
15、r more than usual a supermodel super-rich tele- over a long distance, done by phone, or on or for television the telecommunications industry thermo- relating to heat or temperature a thermostat (= piece of equipment that controls temperature) a thermometer trans- 1 across transatlantic flights 2 sho
16、wing a change to transform to translate tri- three a triangle a tripod ultra- extremely ultra-modern architecture ultra-careful un- not or the opposite of unhappy unfair under- 1 not enough undercooked potatoes underprivileged children 2 below underpassCambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary, 3rd edition Cambridge Uni
