2021-05-01
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – ante- & anti-
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง ante- = ‘AN-tee’
ออกเสียง anti- = ‘AN-tahy’ or ‘AN-tee’
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
anti-
A prefixwhose basic meaning is "against."
It is used to formadjectives that mean "counteracting"
(such as antiseptic, preventing infection).
It is also used to form nouns
referring to substances that counteract other substances
(such as antihistamine, a substance counteracting histamine),
and nouns meaning
"something thatdisplays opposite, reverse, or inverse
characteristics of something else"
(such as: anticyclone, a storm that circulates
in the opposite direction from a cyclone).
Before a vowelit becomes ant-, as in antacid.
Dictionary of Problem Words in English
ante-& anti-
The first of these common prefixes means“before” or “prior”;
the second means “against” or “opposite”:
“Wait in the anteroom for me.”
“Do you have an antidote for this poison?”
The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English Dictionary
ante- & anti-
ANTE - means before.
antenatal = before birth
This means earlier in time or an ancestor. (not anti-)
ANTI - means against.
antifreeze = against freezing antecedent
Antecedent
This means very old-fashioned and primitive,
literally ‘before the flood of Noah’. (not anti-)
antenna
This word has two plurals,
each used in a different sense:
Use ANTENNAE to refer to insects.
Use ANTENNAS to refer to television aerials.
