prefix
Word family nounprefixionprefixprefixture
pre·fix1 /ˈpriːfɪks/ noun [countableC] 2. a number or letter that comes before other numbers or letters, especially a group of numbers that comes before a telephone number when you are calling someone in a different area 〔数字或字母前的〕前置代码〔尤指电话区号〕 3. NAME OF A PERSON old-fashioned a title such as ‘Ms’ or ‘Dr’ used before someone’s name 称谓 SYN title prefix2 verb [transitiveT] 1. SLGto add a prefix to a word, name, or set of numbers 在…前加前缀[代码,称谓] 2. formalBEFORE to say something before the main part of what you have to say 加…作为前言[开场白] Origin prefix1 (1600-1700) Modern Latin praefixum, from Latin praefigere “to fasten before”
prefix2 (1400-1500) Old French prefixer, from fixer “to fix”