anti-
(also ant-) pref 前綴 (used widely with ns and adjs 可與很多名詞和形容詞結合)
1 opposed to; against 反對; 反: anti-aircraft
anti-personnel. Cf 參看 pro-.
2 opposite of ...的對立面: anti-hero * anticlimactic.
3 preventing 防止; 阻止; 抗: antiseptic
antifreeze * antacid. anti-, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Anti- and counter- both have the meaning of `opposed to'. *anti-和counter-都有'反...'之意. Anti- suggests an attitude of opposition *anti-指反對的態度
anti-war literature 反戰文學
the anti-nuclear campaign 反核子運動; while counter- refers to an action taken to prevent or respond to something *counter-指為防止某事物或針對某事物而采取的行動
counter-espionage activities 反間諜而進行的活動
counter-revolution 反革命.