一、常用的前缀和后缀
1、常用前缀
aero-：concerning the air of aircraft plane—aeroplane
space—aerospace
anti-：against；opposite of nuclear—antinuclear
matter—antimatter
war—antiwar
auto-：of or by oneself biography—autobiography criticism—autocriticism
be-：to treat as the stated thing friend—befriend
little—belittle
bi-：two；twice；double
lingual—bilingual
cycle—bicycle
bio-：concerning living things chemistry—biochemistry sphere—biosphere
by-，bye-：less important
produce—by-produce
way—byway
centi-：hundredth part
grade—centigrade
meter—centimeter
co-：together，with
author—coauthor
exist—coexist
col-：( used before l ) together，with location—collocation
-：( used before b，m，p ) together，with
passion—compassion
con-：together，with
centric—concentric
federation—confederation
contra-：opposite
diction—contradiction
natural—contranatural
cor-：( used before r ) together，with
relate—correlate
respond—correspond
counter-：opposite
act—counteract
attack—counterattack
cross-：across；going between the stated things and joining them country—crosscountry
breed—crossbreed
de-：showing an opposite；to remove；to reduce
code—decode
value—devalue
dis-：not；the opposite of
advantage—disadvantage
agree—disagree
honest—dishonest
em-：( used before b，m，p ) to cause to become
body—embody
power—empower
en-：to cause to become；to make
danger—endanger
large—enlarge
ex-：former ( and still living )
minister—ex-minister
wife—ex-wife
extra-：outside；beyond
curricular—extracurricular
ordinary—extraordinary
fore-：in advance，before；in or at the front arm—forearm
warn—forewarn
il-：( used before l ) not
legal—illegal
literate—illiterate
im-：( used before b，m，p ) not
moral—immoral
possible—impossible
in-：not
direct—indirect
sensitive—insensitive
infra-：below in a range；beyond
red—infrared
structure——infrastructure
inter-：between；among
change——interchange
national——international
intra-：inside，within；into
city——intracity
department——intra-department
ir-：（used before r）not
regular——irregular
responsible——irresponsible
kilo-：thousand
gram——kilogram
meter——kilometer
macro-：large，esp. concerning a whole system rather than particular parts of
economics——macroeconomics
structure——macrostructure
