Prefixes（詞語(yǔ)的前綴）
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(wú) | non-profit, non-finite |
| out | more than | 超過(guò) | outperform, outdo |
| over | too much | 過(guò)多，過(guò)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(guò)于 | supermarket, superhuman |
| trans | across | 橫越，變化 | transatlantic, transplant |
| uni | one | 單一 | uniform, unilateral |
| under | not enough | 過(guò)少，不足 | underpaid, underfed |
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