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  • [ 'prɪ .fɪks][prɪ 'fɪks]
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  • [ 'prɪːfɪks][prɪː 'fɪks]
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  • Derivatives : n  prefixion ; adj  prefixal ; adv  prefixally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

prefix ['priːfɪks]
  1. 1. noun [语言] [c] 前缀

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

prefix [ 'prɪ .fɪks] [ 'prɪːfɪks] [prɪ 'fɪks] [prɪː 'fɪks]
  1. 1. vt. 作为词头；尤指前缀；置于…之前，置于前
  2. 2. vt. [rarely used] 预先指定
  3. 3. noun 前缀；词头
    Pre- is a prefix added to cool to form precool.
    pre-是加在cool之前变成precool的前缀
  4. 4. noun 人名前用的尊称（如Dr.）

Collins English-English Dictionary

prefix
  1. 1. n [grammar] an affix that precedes the stem to which it is attached, as for example un- in unhappy - Compare suffix
  2. 2. n something coming or placed before
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to put or place before
  4. 4. vt. [grammar] to add (a morpheme) as a prefix to the beginning of a word
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Examples

Pre- is a prefix added to cool to form precool.
pre-是加在cool之前变成precool的前缀 → prefix
在英语中, 加有“un”前缀的词是否定词。
In English, "un" is a prefix for negative words. → 否定词

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