前綴ante- = before,in front of
漢:來源於拉丁語,意“before",在元音字母和輔音字母h前,字母E脫落,變爲ant,ante-的變化型有:ant-,
英:word-forming element meaning "before, in front of; previous, existing beforehand; introductory to," from Latin ante (prep. and adv.) "before, in front of, opposite," used in combinations, from PIE *anti "facing opposite, near, in front of, before" (see ante).
1.antebellum
adj.before the war ,before the American Civil War戰前的;美國南北戰爭的 *ante(=before),bell(=war)
例句:Most of these houses can be classified as antebellum in design.在設計上,這些房子大部分屬於戰前的風格。
2.antecedent
adj.previous 先前的,以前的
n.preceeding event or circumstance;ancestors;noun,clause or sentence,to which a following pronoun or adverb refers 先例,前事;(pl.)祖先;先行詞 *ante(=before),ced(=go)
例句:Little did he know that among his antecedents was the famous American Indian,chief Sitting Bull.他幾乎不知道,著名的美國印第安人西丁.佈爾酋長是他的祖先之一。
3.antique
n.material of a past period 古董
adj.belonging to the distant past,existing since old times,in the stlye of past times 古代的,古時的,舊式的 *ant<ante(=before),iqu(=having the quality of)
例句:Beware of shops that advertise " antique" furniture.Most of them sell only replications.小心那些自稱是“古董”家具的家具店,他們大部分賣的衹是倣制品。
4.ancient
n.老人;古人
adj.古代的
5.ancestor
n.forefather 祖先 (走在前麪的人)
an-=ante-(before) + ces(to go) + tor (表示人的字尾)