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Prefixes（詞語的前綴）
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nglish is a very flexible language and you can build on your vocabulary to make new words. One way of doing this is to add prefixes (such as dis-, pre- or co-) before the word.
Here's a list of common prefixes with their meanings and some examples.
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Prefix
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Explanation
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Example
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anti
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against
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反對
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anticlockwise, anti-sunburn
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auto
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self
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自己的
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antobiography, automobile
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co
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with
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共同、一起
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cooperate, coordinate
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contra
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against
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反，防止
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contradict, contravene
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de
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remove
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除去，脫離
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deregulate, deselect
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dis
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not
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中斷、消除
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disappear, disconnect
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il
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not
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否定，相反
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illegal, illogical
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inter
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between
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相互，在……之間
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international, interchange
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mis
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badly / wrongly
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錯，誤
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misinform, misbahave, misunderstand
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multi
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many
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許多
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multinational, multilingual
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non
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opposite
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不，非，無
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non-profit, non-finite
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out
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more than
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超過
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outperform, outdo
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over
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too much
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過多，過剩
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oversleep, overwork
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post
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after
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在……之后
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postpone, postnatal
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pre
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before
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在……之前
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predict, precook
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re
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again
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再，重
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rewrite, relive
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sub
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under
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在……的下面
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submarine, subliminal
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super
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higher / improved
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超，過于
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supermarket, superhuman
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trans
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across
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橫越，變化
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transatlantic, transplant
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uni
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one
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單一
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uniform, unilateral
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under
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not enough
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過少，不足
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underpaid, underfed
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