英语单词前缀和后缀

Prefix Meaning Example

anti against antithesis, antimagnetic

auto self, self-acting autonomous, autocracy,

automaton

bi two, twice bimonthly, biennial

circum (circu) around, circle circumscribe, circumference, com (co, col, con) together, with combine, cohabit, collision, converse

dis not discourage, dissatisfy

apart disband, disperse, disrupt, diffuse

en (em) make empower, enlarge

around encircle, embrace

ex out of, from, away from extract, expose, exclude more than excess, exceed, exaggerate

former ex-wife, ex-president

kilo thousand kilometer, kilogram

mal bad, badly malfunction

macro great macrocosm, macrostructure

micro small, tiny microcosm, microstructure

mis wrong(ly) misbehave, mismanage bad misfortune, mischance

mono one, single, alone monocracy, monotonous,

multi many, much multilateral, multipurpose

multiply, multilingual

non not, without nonstop

over more than overestimate, overcharge

per through pervious, pervade

perennial, perforate

pre before prearranged, previous

pro forward prospect, projector, progress for, in favor of pro-slavery,

re back , again reload, retrace, return, response semi half, partly semicircle, semifinal

retro back, backward retrospect,

stereo solid, three dimensional stereophone,

sub(suf, sug, sup, sus, sur) under, below, lower submerge, subtitle, subeditor

suffer, suggest, surrounding

suspend,

syl, sym, syn together, the same syllabus, syllogism, symphony

symmetry, synthetic, synchronize

ultra excessive, extreme ultramodern, ultraviolet

up upward, in an upward upright, upstream

direction upheaval, upgrade

un not unqualified, unload

under below, beneath, under undergo, underestimate, underta

uni one universe, unify, unilateral, uniform Adjective Suffix Meaning Example

able, ible capable of edible, convertible, unreadable

ful full of beautiful, graceful

cupful, armful

less without hopeless, limitless

al having the nature of cultural, economical

ant, ent having the nature of pleasant, dependent,

ish having the nature of foolish, childish

ive having the nature of expensive, responsive, indicative

ly having the nature of lovely, lively

ed, ing having the nature of excited, interesting

ous, having the nature of glorious, prosperous Adverb Suffix Meaning Example

ly in a certain manner slowly, happily

ward in the direction of westward, homeward

wise in the direction of clockwise, counterclockwise Roots Meaning Example

ann, enn year anniversary, annual, perennial

aqua water aquarium, aqueduct

arch chief patriarch, matriarch

astro space astronaut, astrophysics, astrometry