2008年1月19日星期六

Prefix -- a b c

Prefix
Meaning
Examples

auto-
自動的;自身的
autoalarm, autobiography, autocracy, autofocus, automobile, autograph, automatic, autonomous

bi-
兩個;雙
biceps, bicycle, bigamy, bilateral, bilingual, binary, binocular, biped, bipolar, biweekly -gamy = 結婚。請看 mono-
bio-
生命;生物
biochemistry, biography, biology, biotechnology, biopsy
-graphy = 記錄,畫。請看suffixes
bene-
benefit, benefactor, benevolent

co-
共同的
coalition, coauthor, coexist, cohabitat, coherence, collaborate, cooperate, coeducation, coworker

com-/con-
結合;共同的
combine, communal, community, common, companion, compare, complete, composition
connect, conclude, conjunction, consequence, consider, contact, contemporary, continue, contract, contribute, convince

de-
向下;除去;減去
debug, decaffeinate, decease, decompose, decrease, deforestation, deform, degenerate, degrade, descend, desex (=unsex), deteriorate
en
賦予;使成為;放進
empower
enable, endear, enlarge, enrich, enclose, endanger, enfold, empathy
「雙唇音」用 em-
ex-
離開;出自;以前
exceed, exclude, exhale, exhibit, exile, exit, expatriate, expel, expire, extract, extrovert -trovert 請看 in-
extra-
額外;超
extracurricular, extramarital, extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagant -marital = 婚姻的。請看 pre-
homo-
同類
homicide, homogeneous, homograph, homonym, homosexual, homophobia, homozygote -cide = ...者。請看suffixes
in-
...之中
include, incorporate, increase, indoors, introvert, intrude, invade, involve, inward
micro-
微小的
microscope, microeconomics, microscope, micro-organism, microfiche, microphone, microwave
mid-
中間的
middle, middle-age, midlife, middle-man, mid-level, midrange, midstream, mid-term, midwife
re-
再;重復
readjust, reappearance, receive, rechargeable, recycle, reform, refund, remain, repent, represent, return, review, revive, revoke, rewrite
semi-
半的
semiannual, semicircle, semicolon, semifinal, semipermeable, semivowel
sub-
...下面;副的
subconscious, subcontract, subdue, submarine, submerge, subordinate, subscript, subsequence, subside, subsidize, subway
tele-
遠距離
telebanking, telegram, telemarketing, telepathy, telephone, television
trans-
穿過;由一邊到另一邊
transaction, transsexual, transfer, transform, transit, translate, transmit, transplant, transport, transverse

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