1PREFIX (置於形容詞、副詞、名詞之前表示反義)Un- is added to the beginning of adjectives, adverbs, and nouns, in order to form words that have the opposite meaning. (置於形容詞、副詞、名詞之前表示反義)
My father was an unemployed labourer.
我父親是一名失業勞工。
He had sensed his mother's unhappiness.
他感覺到了母親的不悅。
2PREFIX (置於動詞之前表示相反的過程)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. (置於動詞之前表示相反的過程)
He undressed and draped his clothes neatly over the back of the chair.
他脫下衣服,整齊地搭在椅背上。
She was anxious for me to unwrap the other gifts.
她急切地等我打開其他禮物。
3PREFIX (置於動詞的過去分詞之前構成形容詞,表示動作尚未發生)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. (置於動詞的過去分詞之前構成形容詞,表示動作尚未發生)
The theory remains untested.
該理論尚未得到檢驗。
Dealers across the country continue to complain about huge stocks of unsold cars.