在英语中,前缀和后缀是构建单词的重要组成部分,它们赋予了单词特定的意义和用法。以下是英语中常见的前缀和后缀及其意义,帮助你在学习英语时更加灵活地理解和使用词汇。
前缀
1. a-: of; on; intensive; negative; not; without; ad-; ab-
2. ab-: away from, off
3. ad-: to; at; for
4. aer(o)-: relating to air
5. al-: all
6.ambi-: on both sides, around
7. amphi-: on both sides, around
8. an-: negative, not, without
9. ana-: upon, up, on
10. ante-: before
11. anti-: against
12. arch-: chief, first
13. astro-: relating to stars (planets, space)
14. aqu(a)-: relating to water
15. audi(o)-: relating to sound and hearing
16. auto-: self, without help
17. be-: to make; to cover with; upon; by; intensive
18. bene-: well, good
19. bi-: double, two
20. bio-: relating to life and living things
21. by-: less important; near
22. cata-: down, downwards
23. cent(i)-: hundred, hundredth
24. circum-: around, round about
25. con-: together with, wholly
26. contra-: against, opposite (contro-, counter-)
27. cross-: through; across; many
28. de-: down, downward; apart; negative; intensive
29. deca-: ten
30. deci-: tenth
31. demi-: half
32. di-: double, twice
33. dia-: through, between, across
34. dich(o)-: two
35. dis-: apart; negative; intensive
36. duo-: two, double (du-, dou-, do-)
37. dys-: badly, ill
38. en-: to make; to put in/on/around
39. epi-: upon
40. eu-: well
41. ever-: more and more, always
42. ex-: out, outward; beyond; former
43. extra-: beyond
44. for-: away from
45. fore-: before
46. forth-: towards
47. geo-: relating to earth
48. hecto-: hundred
49. hemi-: half
50. hetero-: other, different
51. hexa-: six
52. homo-: same
53. hyper-: above, beyond
54. hypo-: under
55. hydr(o)-: relating to water or hydrogen
56. in-: into; negative, not, without
57. infr(a)-: under, after
58. inter-: between, among (enter-, intel-)
59. intr-: within, inward
60. iso-: equal, same
61. kilo-: thousand
62. macro-: large, long
63. mal(e)-: badly, ill
64. matr(i)-: relating to woman
65. mega-: large, strong, million
66. meta-: above; behind; of change
67. micro-: small
68. mid-: middle
69. milli-: thousand, thousandth
70. mini-: small
71. mis-: wrong(ly), bad(ly), ill
72. mono-: single, sole, alone
73. mult(i)-: many, much
74. ne-: negative, not, without
75. neo-: new
76. non-: not
77. ob-: against; towards; intensive
78. octa-: eight, eighth (octo-)
79. omni-: all
80. out-: out, outward; beyond
81. over-: above; beyond; upside-down
82. paleo-: ancient
83. pan(to)-: all
84. para-: like; beside; beyond; against (ant-)
85. pen-: almost
86. penta-: five
87. per-: through, thoroughly, away
88. peri-: around, round about
89. photo-: relating to light
90. poly-: many
91. post-: after, behind
92. pre-: before
93. pro-: in favor of; in public; in place of; before, forward
94. prot(o)-: chief, first
95. pseudo-: false
96. psycho-: relating to the mind
97. quadr(i)-: four
98. qat(e)r-: four
99. quasi-: like; partly (类似的、部分的、准的)
100. quint-: five (quinque-)
101. re-: again, back
102. retr(o)-: backward (向后、追溯、归还)
103. se-: apart, away
104. semi-: half; partly
105. sept-: seven
106. sex-: six
107. step-: orphaned (后、继)
108. sub-: under (分、支,次、亚)
109. super-: above, over (sove-, sop-, sur-)
110. syn-: together, with, same
112. tele-: far away
113. tetra-: four
114. trans-: across; change (tra-, tran-, tres-)
115. tri-: three, threefold
116. twi-: two
117. ultra-: beyond
118. un-: not; the reversal of an action (相反的动作)
119. under-: under, beneath
120. un(i)-: one (统一)
121. up-: up, aloft
122. vice-: in place of (代替、代理、副的)
123. with-: against, backward
后缀
1. -aholic: ...对上瘾的人;...狂 (-oholic)
2. -eer: ...专家,从事...职业的人
3. -esque: 风格,式样
4. -ette: small 小
5. -fold: times 倍,重
6. -like: 像的,相同的
7. -logy: 学科或研究的科学
8. -let: small 小
9. -most: most 最
10. -mania: ...癖,...欲
11. -phile: 爱好...的人,...爱好者
12. -philia: 爱好,崇拜
13. -phobia: 恐惧,憎恶
14. -ship: ①处于...状态 ②技巧,技艺
15. -some: ①造成...的,产生...的 ②一双,一对
16. -ster: 从事...的人,...类型的人
17. -wise -ways: ①以...方式,向...方向