Key prefixes, suffixes and roots 2

1. mal- :bad, badly; evil, evilly

1). maltreat [mal- = badly 不良； treat v. 对待，处理] v. 粗暴地对待；虐待

   e.g. Only very mean persons maltreat children. 只有非常卑鄙的人才虐待儿童。

[Compare] abuse

2). maladjusted [mal - = badly; adjusted adj. 调节的] adj. 调节不善的；不适应环境的

3). malcontent [mal- = badly; content adj. 满足的] adj. 不满的；反叛的

  [Compare] dissatisfied ; disobedient

4). malpractice [mal- = bad ; practice] n. 不法行为；玩忽职守；渎职

5). malediction [mal- = evilly 恶意的 ; dict = to speak] n. 诅咒

2. - ee : a person who is ~ed ; a person to whom sth. is ~ed;

1). employee [employ v.; -ee: a person who is employed] n. 雇员   [Compare] employer

2). interviewee [interview v.; -ee: a person who is interviewed] n. 被采访者  [Compare] interviewer

3). trainee [train v.; -ee: a person who is trained] n. 受训者；实习生   [Compare] trainer

4). nominee [nomin= to name or nominate 提名；-ee] n. 被提名者；被任命者

  e.g. Among the eleven nominees, only two are women. 在被提名的11人中，只有2位女性。

5). absentee [one that is absent] 缺席者

6). payer [someone who pay the money] 付款人   [Compare] payee

7). addresser: 发件人，发信人  [Compare] addressee

3. dis- (dif-, di-): apart; lack or; to remove; not

1). disrupt [dis- = apart 开；rupt = to break 破] vt. 分裂；瓦解

 e.g. The enemy tried to disrupt our country but failed at the end. 敌人想分裂我们的国家但最后失败了。

2). distract [dis- apart; tract = to draw 牵引] vt. 引开（心思）；分散（注意力）；使分心

   e.g. Noise distracts my attention from studying. 吵闹声使我无法专心学习。

3). divert [di- = apart; vert = to turn] 转向；转移  n. diversion

4). disadvantage [dis- = lack of; advantage n.] n. 不利；不利条件

  [Compare] advantage

  [Compare] merit; demerit

  [Compare] dishonour; disorder; discourage

5). dishonest [dis- = not; honest adj.] adj. 不诚实的；不正直的  n. dishonesty

  [Compare] disloyal; disloyalty