Some Prefixes

 

En-  endear enlarge

Un-  untrue  uncomfortable  //  untie

In-    informal  inconvenient

Im-   immoral  impractical

il-    illogical  illiterate

Ir-    irregular  irresponsible

Non-  non-existent   non-smoker

Dis-  dislike  disobedient

Mis-  mistake misuse

 

De-   除去之意 decode  decentralize

Co-    co-exist  co-worker

Pre-    pre-war  pre-schooling

Post-   postscript 附言；后记 post-war 战后的

Fore-   foresee 预见 foreword 前言

Ex-     以前的 ex-president ex-wife

Bi-      bilingual  bilateral

Tri-     triangle  tricycle

Multi-    multi-national  multi-racial

Semi-    semi-circle  semi-final

Vice-    vice-premier  vice-president

 

Mal-坏；不良  malnutrition  malpractice

Re-     r ewrite  rename

Over-    over-estimate  overpay//overfly

Under-  underpay  undersell//underwear

Trans-  transplant  translate

Micro-微；小  microwave  microeconomics 微观经济学

Mini-    miniskirt  minibus

Mono- 表示单一的意思  monologue独白 monolingual 单语的

Inter-    intervene interdependent

Auto-    autobiography automatic

Sub-  在下方；分支；附属   subway subdivide再分