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Affixation I. Prefixes negative prefixes meaning added to examples illustrative sentences un- the opposite of, not adjectives, participles, adverbs, nouns unconscious, unfruitful, unseeing, unexpected, unconsciously, untruth, unrest non- not adjectives, nouns, etc. non-existent, non-stick (不粘的) non-smoker It is so much easier cooking with a non-stick frying-pan. in-, il-, im-, ir- the opposite of, not adjectives indirect, illogical, illegal, impossible, irresponsible dis- the opposite of, not adjectives, verbs, nouns dishonest, disobedient (不服从的), disagree, disobey, displeasure, disorder a- lacking in, lack of adjectives, nouns apolitical, amoral, apathy（冷漠） reversative prefixes（逆转前辍） meaning added to examples illustrative sentences un- to reverse the action, to deprive of, to release from verbs, nouns undo, undress, unpack, unhorse, unmask What is done cannot be undone. He was unhorsed while jumping over a fence. de- to reverse the action, to get rid of verbs, nouns decode, decentralize, defrost，decentralization We will decentralize planning decisions to the regions. dis- to reverse the action, to deprive of, to release from verbs, participles, nouns disconnect, disown, discolored, disheartening, discontent pejorative prefixes（贬义前缀） meaning added to examples illustrative sentences mis- wrongly, bad verbs, nouns, participles mislead, miscalculate, misfortune, misconduct, misleading, misguided He is misguided in expecting honesty from her. mal- badly, bad verbs, nouns, adjectives, participles maltreat, malfunction, malpractice（误诊） malcontent, malnourished The patient took his doctor to court for medical malpractice. pseudo- false, imitation nouns, adjectives pseudo-Christianity, pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-scientific prefixes of degree or size meaning added to examples illustrative sentences arch- supreme, highest, worst human, nouns archbishop (大主教), arch-fascist, arch-enemy super- better or more than usual nouns, adjectives superman, supermar