1、英语中最常用词缀,Affixes Most Frequently Used in English,An affix,(词缀),is a letter or group of letters,for example,un-,or,-y,which is added to either the beginning or the end of a word in order to form a different word.,An affix includes prefix(added to the beginning of the word,前缀),and suffix,(,added to th
2、e end of the word,后缀,).,When a prefix is added to a word,the word often has a new meaning.For example,un,happy,dis,honest,in,credible.,When a suffix is attached to a word,the word often has a new part of speech,(词性),.For example,friendly,quickly.,前缀,mono-(,在元音前为,mon-)uni-(,在元音前为,un-):one,single,一,单,
3、arch,统治者,monarch n.,君主,monarchy n.,君主制,gam,婚姻,monogamy n.,一夫一妻制,logue,说话,monologue n.,独白,ton,声音,monotonous a.,单调的,-life/rhythmgraph,写,monograph n.,专著,oxide,氧化物,monoxide n.,一氧化物,carbon-poly,卖,monopoly n.,垄断,monopolize v.,垄断,-the market,一、表示数量的前缀,(prefixes indicating figures),uni-,China Unicom/Mobile/
4、Telecom,unify v.,使统一,unify a country,unification n.,统一,unique a.,独一无二的,独特的,(a unique stamp),unity n.,一体,family unity,家庭和睦,form,形式,uniform a.,一致的;,n.,制服,bricks of uniform size,大小一样的砖,police uniform,警服,school uniform,校服,lateral,边,unilateral,单边的,a unilateral decision,单方面的决定,2.bi-,di-,ambi-,:,two,cycle,
5、圈,环,bicycle,bicyclist,go cycling,cyclist,lateral,边,bilateral agreement/treaty,monthly a.,一月一次的,,n.,月刊,bimonthly a.,两月一次的,,n.,双月刊,lingual,语言,bilingual education,双语教育,enn,年,biennial conference,两年一次的会议,ann,年,biannual,一年两次的,a biannual event,gam,婚姻,bigamist,重婚者,di-,oxide,氧化物,dioxide n.,二氧化物,carbon dioxid
6、e,二氧化碳,lemma,见解,主张,dilemma n.,进退两难的窘境,He was faced with the dilemma of whether or not to return to his country.,ambi-,val,价值,ambivalent a.,心情矛盾的(既爱又恨的),ambivalence n.,心情矛盾,She remained ambivalent about her marriage.,gu,引导,ambiguous a.,模棱两可的,an ambiguous answer,ambiguity n.,模棱两可,3.tri-:three,angle,角,
7、triangle,三角形,a girl in love triangle with Tom and Jack triangular,三角形的,cycle,圈,环,tricycle,三轮车,triple a.,三倍的,triple jump,三级跳,v.,增加三倍,The company tripled its profits last year.,lateral,边,trilateral,三边的,4.quadri-(,元音前为,quadr-):four,quadrangle,四角形,quadrennial,四年一次的,the quadrennial Olympic Games,quarterl
8、y,5.deca-:ten deci-:one-tenth,decade,十年,three decades,The past three decades have witnessed a huge change in Chinese society.,decimeter n.,分米,decibel n.,分贝,6.centi-(,元音前为,cent-),:,one hundred(th),grade,级,度,centigrade,百度制,摄氏,pede,足,centipede,蜈蚣,centimeter,厘米,century percent,centennial,百年的,The centenn
9、ial Olympics was held in Atlanta.,7.kilo-,milli-(,元音前为,mill-):one thousand(th),meter,米,kilometer,千米,公里,km,gram,克,kilogram,公斤,kg,watt,瓦特,kilowatt,千瓦,volt,伏特,kilovolt,千伏,calorie,卡路里,kilocalorie,千卡,milligram,毫克,millimeter,毫米,millennial,千年的,millennium,千年,Many people refer to the year 2000 as the Millenn
10、ium.,8.mega-(,元音前为,meg-),兆,hertz,赫兹,megahertz,兆赫,bit,比特,字节,megabit,兆比特,128 mb,二、表示空间方位的前缀,(prefixes indicating spatial position),1.,上,over-,super-,sur-,over-,在,上,overall a.,总体的,全面的,-improvement in the management,overcome v.,克服,-the difficulties,overflow v.,溢满,The river overflew its bank.,overhead a.
11、/ad.an,light,A plane flew overhead.,overlap v.,重叠,overlapping investment,overlook v.,忽视,Such mistake is often overlooked.,俯视,overlook the whole city,overpass n.,天桥,a pedestrian overpass,人行天桥,注:,over-,还有,excessive,(,“,过度的,”,)意思,overwork v.,劳累过度,The farmer workers are overworked but underpaid.,oversle
12、ep v.,睡过头,He was late for work because of oversleeping.,overemphasize v.,过分强调,The importance of learning English can never be overemphasized.,overestimate v.,高估,underestimate v.,低估,super-,在,上,超过,structure,结构,superstructure,上层建筑,vise,看,supervise,监督,superficial a.,肤浅的,I have only a-knowledge of law.,s
13、uperior n./a.,上级(的),my immediate-,我的顶头上司,He works well with those-to him in the company.,superiority n.,优越性,complex,优越感,inferiority complex,自卑感,superman n.,超人,supermarket n.,superstar n.,sonic,音的,supersonic a.,超音速的,a-plane,supernatural a.,超自然的,forces/powers/events,sur-,在,上,超,face,面,surface,表面,the,of
14、 the earth,name,名,surname,姓,(=family name,last name),pass,过,surpass,超过,one,s expectations,plus,加,surplus a.,剩余的,value,剩余价值,n.,顺差,trade,贸易顺差,2.,下,sub-,under-,sub-,:,under,subway n.,地铁,(,英国人用,underground),marine,海洋的,submarine n.,潜艇,conscious,有意的,subconscious n./a.,潜意识,(,的,),standard,标准的,substandard a.
15、低于标准的,(nonstandard a.,不标准的),scribe,写,subscribe,订阅,to a magazine,merge,融合,submerge v.,淹没,be submerged by the flood,submit vi.,屈服,submit to sb.,vt.,提交,submit a report to sb.,subordinate a.,下级的;从属的,substitute n.,代替者,a for sb./sth.,v.,代替,He substituted for the injured player.,subtract v.,减去,Subtract 3
16、from 9 and you have 6.,(加,add;,乘,multiply,;除,divide),suburb n.,郊区,in the of the city,(,同义词,outskirts,,但是搭配的介词不同,on the outskirts of the city),under-,在下;不足,underline vt.,在,下面划线,the underlined words,underdeveloped,不发达的,countries,不发达国家,欠发达国家,less developed countries,undergraduate n.,本科生,undergo vt.,经历,
17、遭受,a major operation,underlying a.,潜在的,an meaning,内在的含义,undermine vt.,暗中破坏,she tried to our friendship.,undertake vt.,承担,the impossible mission,underwear n.,内衣,衬衣,underneath prep.,在,下面,put your name the address.,3.,前,fore-,pre-,pro-,cast,投,forecast n./v.,预测,预报,weather,the future,tell,告诉,foretell v.,
18、预言,foretell the future,see,看见,foresee v.,预见,先见,foresight n.,先见,foremost a.,首要的,first and,首要的是,Karajan was the conductor of his day.,foreword n.,序言,forerunner n.,先驱,forearm n.,前臂,forehead n.,额头,bode,兆头,forebode v.,预兆,预示(灾祸),The black clouds forebode a storm.,乌云预示着风暴要来临。,fer,运,prefer vt.,更喜欢,I prefer
19、walking to cycling.,He preferred to stay at home rather than go with us.,preferable a.,更合意的,be to sth.,比,更合适,比,更好,Health without riches is,to,rich without health.,preference n.,偏爱,He has a,for,vegetables and meat.,jud,判断,prejudice n.,偏见,have a prejudice/bias/discrimination against sb./sth.,对,持有偏见,pr
20、eliminary a.,初步的,预备的,a examination,初试;预考,mature,成熟的,premature a.,比正常时间早的,a baby,早产儿,premier,总理,Chinese/French,,,German chancellor,British/Japanese Prime Minister,scribe,写,prescribe vt.,开处方,prescription n.,处方,The doctor prescribed a new medicine for my flu.,Please take this prescription to the drugst
21、ore/pharmacy/chemist,s.,pre-,preschool a.,学龄前的,education,初等教育,primary education,中等教育,secondary education,高等教育,higher education,historic,历史的,prehistoric a.,史前的,a animal,caution,小心,precaution n.,预防措施,take precautions against sth.,cede,去,precede v.,在,之前,A short lecture will the movie.,电影开演前有一个小讲座。,prec
22、edent n.,先例(可数名词),set/create a for,为,创先例,n.,惯例,(,不可数名词),break with,打破惯例,preceding a.,在前的,in the class/chapter,dict,说,predict,预言,the future prediction n.,预言,predictor n.,预言者,preface,序言,(=foreword)the to this book,side,边,preside vi.,主持,at/over the conference,主持会议,(president),sume,拿来,presume vt.,推测,假定,
23、Let,s that he has told the truth.,presumption n.,推测,假定,text,文本,pretext,托词,借口,find a for v-ing,vail,强大,prevail vi.,流行,盛行,This custom prevails,over,the whole area.,prevalent a.,流行的,普遍的,This disease is more among young people.,view,看,preview v.,预习,预演,the text,review,复习,review the text,pro-,gress,步伐,pro
24、gress,进步,make progress (progress,为不可数名词,不可以说,make a progress,,但是可以说,make a rapid progress),progressive a.,进步的,先进的,a man of views,一个有进步观点的人,ject,扔,project vt.,投射,放映,The tree projected a shadow on the grass.,树在草地上投下影子。,projector n.,投影仪,an overhead projector,long,长,prolong,向前拉长,延长,our life,mote,动,promo
25、te vt.,促进;晋升,friendships among countries,promotion n.,促进;晋升,sales promotion,pel,推,propel vt.,推进;驱使,propel the rocket into space,spect,看,prospect n.,前景,Wish you a bright/future.,prospective a.,预期的,未来的,student/buyer/customer/client,pose,放,propose v.,提议;打算,v-ing,建议做,propose to v.,proposal n.,提议,turn do
26、wn(reject/refuse)one,s,prophet n.,先知;预言者,4.,后,post-,re-,retro-,post-,pone,放,postpone vt.,推迟,v-ing(=put off v-ing),postpone studying abroad,script,写,postscript n.,附言,(,缩写,p.s.,,书信或,email,署名后的附言),postwar a.,战后的,the period,postgraduate,研究生,postdoctoral,博士后的,research Ph.D candidate,Bachelor,s degree Mas
27、ter,s degree Ph.D.,re-,gress,步伐,regress n./v.,退步,Such countries are not developing at all,but regressing.,act,作用,react vi.,作出反应,The manager reacted positively to the proposal.,reaction n.,反应,a chain,连锁反应,,the chemical,recall vt.,回忆;召回,I don,t recall seeing him.,Volkswagen recalled its cars made last
28、 year.,cede,去,recede vi.,退去,The flood receded gradually.,redeem vt.,赎回,his ring from the pawnbroker,(当铺),reflect v.,反映;反省,reflection n.,The old man reflected on what he had done in his life time.,refresh v.,(使)恢复活力,She looked refreshed after a good night,s sleep.,refreshments n.,(复数)茶点,点心,offer gues
29、ts some,refund n./v.,退款,demand a,要求退款,They refunded our money.refundable a.,可退款的,repay vt.,偿还;报答,his debt our parents,5.,内,in-(,变体,im-),intro-,en-(,变体,em-),in-play badminton/tennis/table tennis/bowling,indoor a.,室内的,sports outdoor sports,inland a.,内陆的,内地的,the inland population,ject,扔,inject vt.,注射,T
30、he nurse injected penicillin into his arm.,injection n.,注射,I was scared of when I was young.,corporate,团体,incorporate v.,合并;成立公司,Intel Inc.(Inc.=incorporated,股份有限的),Your idea will be incorporated in the plan.,This company is about to,with its parent company.,incorporation n.,公司,duce,引导,induce vt.,引诱
31、inducement n.,引诱物,The salesman induced me to buy a new car.,fect,做,infect vt.,感染,infection n.,感染,infectious,有传染性的,The child has been infected with flu.,an infectious disease,fer,运,infer vt.,推论,From what did you that he was the murderer?,It can be inferred that,.Inference n.,推论,flat,吹,inflate vt.,使充
32、气;使通货膨胀,the tyre/balloon,inflation,通货膨胀,How to control the remains the top priority for the government.,deflate the tyre/balloon deflation,通货紧缩,flu,流,influence have/exert a great influence on/over,influential a.,有影响力的,an newspaper,form,形成,inform vt.,通知,inform sb.of sth.(notify sb.of sth.),We were so
33、on informed of what had happened.,hale,呼吸,inhale v.,吸入,exhale v.,呼出,inhale and exhale air/smoke,here,粘,(adhere to the principle;coherent)inherent),a.,内在的,固有的,(,同义词:,innate,inborn,intrinsic),There are dangers in almost every sport.,input n/v.,输入,投入,input the data into the computer,output n/v.,输出,产出,s
34、ert,放,insert vt.,插入,嵌入,insert the disk into the optical driver,insight n.,洞察力,spire,呼吸,inspire vt.,鼓舞,;,给,灵感,inspire me to work harder,inspiration n.,鼓舞;灵感,install vt.,安装,install and uninstall the software,installation n.,安装,intrude vi.,侵入,intrusion n.,invade vi.,侵入,invasion n.,im-,migrate,迁徙,immigr
35、ate,移民(移入某国),immigrate from China,immigration immigrant,emigrate,emigration,emigrant,port,港口,import n./v.,进口,Anhui Technology Impt.&Expt.Co.,Ltd.,pose,放,impose vt.,强加;征税,sth.on sb.,his opinions on others,;,heavy duties on imported cars,press,压,impress vt.,留印象,Her speech deeply impressed me.,impressi
36、on n.,印象,leave a deep impression on me,impressive a.,给人印象深刻的,an speech,pulse,脉,impulse n.,冲动,buy the watch,on,prison,监狱,imprison vt.,监禁,be imprisoned for seven years,imprisonment n.,监禁,be sentenced to seven years,poverty,贫困,impoverish vt.,使贫困,an impoverished family,intro-,duce,引导,introductory remark
37、s,开场白,绪言,vert,转,introvert n.,内向的人,extrovert n.,性格外向的人,en(,在,b,p,m,前为,em-),cage,笼子,encage v.,使关进笼子,the tiger,close,关,enclose vt.,围住,an enclosed garden/campus,grave,重,engrave vt.,雕刻;使铭记,the champion,s name on the trophy,The experience was engraved into his memory.,roll,名单,enroll vi.,加入,in the army,vt.
38、招收,enroll new students enrollment n.,vis,看,envisage vt.,想象(,=envision,imagine,picture),envisage a world at peace,I had never envisaged working as a college teacher.,bar,棒,条,embargo n./vt.,禁运,place/put an on,对,实施禁运,lift/raise an on,解除,禁运,bed,床,embed vt.,嵌入,;,使深留脑海,This idea is embedded in our mind.,
39、This idea is deeply rooted in our mind.,body,身体,embody vt.,体现,His paintings embodied the spirit of the age.,6.,外,e-,ex-,extra-,out-,e-,value,价值,evaluate,评价,评估,his performance n.evaluation,ject,扔,eject vt.,喷出,弹出,lava ejected from a volcano,vade,走,evade v.,逃避;回避,responsibility,migrate,迁移,emigrate v.,移
40、居(到另外一个国家),volve,卷,evolve v.,演变;进化,evolve from the apes,(猿),evolution n.,ex-,clude,关闭,exclude vt.,排除;不包括,the possibility of,The price excludes drinks.,The hotel charges 6 pounds per day,excluding(=exclusive of)meals.,tract,拉,extract v.,拔出;摘录,n.,摘录,a wisdom teeth,(智齿),pel,推,expel vt.,驱逐;开除,the invade
41、rs the student for cheating,pose,放,expose vt.,使暴露,the film,to,light n.exposure(to sth.),ceed,去,exceed vt.,超过,exceeding a.,极其的,a girl of beauty,exceedingly ad.,极其地,an hard problem extremely,claim,声称,exclaim v.,呼喊;惊叫,He exclaimed that it was untrue.,extra-,curriculum,课程,extracurricular a.,课外的,activiti
42、es,课外活动,marital,婚姻的,extramarital,婚外的,an affair,婚外情,ordinary,普通的,extraordinary a.,非凡的,(=remarkable)achievement,vaga,流浪,extravagant a.,奢侈的,live an life n.extravagance,terrestrial,地球的,extraterrestrial a.,地球外的,n.,外星人,an E.T.,out-,grow,生长,outgrow vt.(=grow too large for),长大而穿不下,The child outgrew all his
43、clothes.,last,持续,outlast vt.,(,=last longer than),比,耐久,/,命长,Listen to his music-it will outlast us all.,law,法律,outlaw n.,亡命之徒;歹徒,line,线,outline n.,提纲;轮廓,put,放,output n/v.,输出,产出,the annual,7.,中间,inter-,mid-,inter-,act,作用,interact,vi.,相互作用;互动,The speaker interacted with the audience.,n.interaction a.i
44、nteractive,face,脸,interface n.,接口;界面,user-friendly interface,fer,运,interfere vi.,干涉;干扰,interfere,in,the internal affair(one,s private affair),interfere,with,his work/plan,city,城市,intercity a.,城际的,an train,continental,洲的,intercontinental a.,洲际的,an airline,personal,人的,interpersonal a.,人际的,relationship
45、s/skills,view,看,interview n./v.,面试,;,采访,a job/visa interview,mid-,在正午,/,午夜,at midday/midnight burn the midnight oil,仲夏夜,a midsummer night,中指,the mid finger,在四月中旬,in mid April,中秋节,the Mid-Autumn Festival,midwife n.,助产士,8.,周围,circum-,stance,站,circumstance n.,环境,;,条件,Under no circumstance,s,must you le
46、ave the house.,By no means,.,In no case,In no way,On no time,.,On no account,三、表达反义的前缀(,negative prefixes),a-(an-),dis-,in-(ig-,il-,im-,ir-),un-,non-,a-(,在元音或辅音,h,前变为,an-),the Amazon,亚马逊河,symmetry n.,对称,asymmetry n.,不对称,onym-,名,anonymous a.,匿名的,an letter/phone call (n.anonymity),arch-,统治,anarchy n.,
47、无政府状态,anarchism,无政府主义,anarchist,无政府主义者,dis-,disorder n.,无秩序,in a state of disorder,处于混乱状态,dislike n./v.,不喜欢,my likes and dislikes,dishonesty n.,不诚实,organized a.,有条理的,disorganized a.,混乱的,in-,credible a.,可信的,incredible a.,难以置信的(,unbelievable),definite a.,确切的,(a reply)indefinite a.,不确切的,indirect a.,间接的
48、an effect/route,dispensable a.,不必要的,indispensable a.,必不可少的,His help and advice are for doing the job well.,evitable,可避免的,(=avoidable)inevitable a.,不可避免的,It is that they,ll lose the game.,finite a.,有限的,infinite a.,无限的,an infinite number of,.,sane a.,神智健全的,insane a.,精神失常的,(=mad/wild/crazy),valid a.,(
49、法律)有效的,invalid a.,无效的,an contract,variable a.,可变的,invariable a.,不变的,invariably ad.,(,=always_,She invariably arrives late.,capable a.,有能力的,incapable a.,没有能力的,be of v-ing,sensitive a.,敏感的,insensitive a.,不敏感的,be to sth.(light/criticism),in-,在,l,前变成,il-,legal a.,合法的(,=lawful)illegal a.,非法的,(=unlawful),
50、logical a.,合乎逻辑的,illogical a.,不合逻辑的,in-,在,m,p,b,前变成,im-,moral n./a.,道德,(,的,)immoral a.,不道德的,act/behavior,mortal n.,凡人,a.,必死的,disease,绝症,mortality rate,死亡率,immortal n.,神仙,a.,不死的,impatient/impossible,imbalance n.,不平衡,rational a.,合乎理性的,irrational a.,不合理性的,an behavior,resistible a.,可抵挡的,irresistible a.,






