| 单词 | prefix |
| 释义 | prefix (once / 1586 pages) nv A prefix is affix that's added in front of a word and often changes the meaning of it. Common prefixes include re-, un-, and mis-. Lots of words have a prefix, and it's sometimes easier to figure out the meaning of those words if you know the meaning of the prefix. For example, the super- means "above" or "over"; hypo- and infra- mean "under." Prefix itself has a prefix: pre-, which means "before." In fact, the Latin root of prefix is praefixus, meaning "fixed in front." (Note our word's opposite here, suffix, which describes what is fixed at the back of a word.) WORD FAMILYprefix: prefixation, prefixed, prefixes, prefixing USAGE EXAMPLESBarred by German rules that forbid naming teams after corporate sponsors, the prefix “RB” was chosen. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) This new prefix is a number with history. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) The high street lender is now offering the non-binary "Mx" prefix on its forms. BBC(Nov 03, 2016) 1n an affix that is added in front of the word Hypo|Hyper alpha privative the negative prefix a- or un- affix a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form 2v attach a prefix to prefixed words Ant|Hyper suffix attach a suffix to affix attach or become attached to a stem word |
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