1PREFIX (置于形容词、副词、名词之前表示反义)Un- is added to the beginning of adjectives, adverbs, and nouns, in order to form words that have the opposite meaning. (置于形容词、副词、名词之前表示反义)
My father was an unemployed labourer.
我父亲是一名失业劳工。
He had sensed his mother's unhappiness.
他感觉到了母亲的不悦。
2PREFIX (置于动词之前表示相反的过程)Un- is added to the beginning of a verb that describes a process, in order to form another verb that describes the reverse of that process. (置于动词之前表示相反的过程)
He undressed and draped his clothes neatly over the back of the chair.
他脱下衣服,整齐地搭在椅背上。
She was anxious for me to unwrap the other gifts.
她急切地等我打开其他礼物。
3PREFIX (置于动词的过去分词之前构成形容词,表示动作尚未发生)Un- is added to the beginning of the past participle of a verb, in order to form an adjective that means that the process described by the verb has not happened. (置于动词的过去分词之前构成形容词,表示动作尚未发生)
The theory remains untested.
该理论尚未得到检验。
Dealers across the country continue to complain about huge stocks of unsold cars.