英语前缀的十种语义分类

On Ten Semantic Classifications of English Prefixes

英语词汇的浩瀚是与前缀密不可分的,前缀对词根的语义进行限定、修饰或补充。语法学家在分析和归类英语前缀时,也通常从语义角度着手。因此,前缀语义的认识,对于学习和研究词缀,尤其就前缀而言,应当是极其重要的。

The richness and abundance of English vocabulary is closely related to its prefixes as they provide semantic meanings to the roots in limitation,modification and supplement.In analyzing and generalizing English prefixes,grammarians are also likely to study them from the angle of their semantic functions,and therefore,in learning and studying affixes,it is critical to be in semantic awareness of English prefixes.