反義否定前綴
1. a-/an- (not,without否定)
apo1itical a. 不關(guān)心政治的
e.g. Henry used to be totally apolitical, but I think he is now politically more aware
基辛格過去完全不問政治, 但是,我認為現(xiàn)在他政治上比較敏銳了.
anonymous a. 匿名的,無名的,不知名的
e.g. She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters.
她是個自尊心很強的人,絕不會自貶身份去寫匿名信。
2. a-/ab-/abs- (在“t”“v”之前)( avoid避免)
abstain v.棄權(quán),戒
e.g. They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
他們說這個政黨棄權(quán)無異于自毀政治前程。
abstract v. n. 摘要
e.g. His painting went through both representational and abstract periods.
他的繪畫經(jīng)歷了具象風格和抽象風格兩個階段。
3. ant- (against /opposite“反抗”“反”“抗”)
anti-government*的
e.g. Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible.
克拉默先生說**者的暴力活動應該受到譴責。
antisocial*的
e.g. Toddlers are notoriously antisocial when it comes to sharing toys.
眾所周知,剛學會走路的孩子不愿和別人分享玩具。
4. counter-/contra- (against,opposite反,對應)
contrast對比,對照;
e.g. The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
這個男孩的房間和客房截然不同。
counteract抵抗;
e.g. My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure.
我丈夫不得不吃幾片藥來降壓。
5. de- away,down,negative離開,分,否定,使低下
decompose v. 分解, 腐爛
e.g. Most animals decompose very quickly after death.
大多數(shù)動物死后很快腐爛.
degenerate v. 墮落
e.g. Will too much freedom make them degenerate?
太多的自由會令他們墮落嗎 ?