英语讲义【37】几个发展迅速的词缀
<p> 英语常用词缀类别有限,数目也不太多。但是有几个词缀发展得相当迅速,令人注目。</p><p> 下面便是三个运用愈来愈广的前缀:</p><p> Ⅰ<span word="de">de</span>-</p><p> 主要意思有三:</p><p> ㈠除去,如:<span word="dewax">dewax</span>(去蜡);去泡沫);<span word="degum">degum</span>(去胶);<span word="deflea">deflea</span>(除去跳蚤)。</p><p> ㈡非化,如:<span word="denuclearise">denuclearise</span>(非核武器化); <span word="decontaminate">decontaminate</span>(非污染化);<span word="denationalise">denationalise</span>(非国有化); <span word="derecognition">derecognition</span>(撤销承认)。</p><p> ㈢降低、向下,如:<span word="de">de</span>-<span word="emphasize">emphasize</span>(不强调); <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="escalation">escalation</span>(行动降级);<span word="devaluation">devaluation</span>(贬值); <span word="deindustrialisation">deindustrialisation</span>(工业化降温)。</p><p> Ⅱ<span word="mini">mini</span>-</p><p> 这个前缀的意思是小型、微型,如:</p><p> <span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="rocket">rocket</span>(小型火箭);<span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="budget">budget</span>(小预算案); <span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="report">report</span>(小型报告);<span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="parade">parade</span>(小型检阅);<span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="break">break</span> (小假期);<span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="skirt">skirt</span>(小裙)。</p><p> Ⅲ<span word="super">super</span>-</p><p> <span word="Super">Super</span>-这前缀的意思是超级、在上,如:</p><p> <span word="Superman">Superman</span>(超人);<span word="super">super</span>-<span word="star">star</span>(超级明星);<span word="superpower">superpower</span>(超级强国);<span word="supermarket">supermarket</span>(超级市场);<span word="superhighway">superhighway</span>(超级公路);<span word="super">super</span>-<span word="ultra">ultra</span>(最尖端的);<span word="super">super</span>-<span word="saturated">saturated</span>(过度饱和的); <span word="superabundant">superabundant</span>(极其丰富的)。</p><p> 除了前缀之外,几个后缀也渐渐普及起来,特别是在商业广告以及政界、教育界等方面的资讯里。</p>
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