re-
pref (used widely with vs and related ns, adjs and advs 可作許多動詞及由動詞派生的名詞、 形容詞和副詞的前綴) again 再; 又; 重新: reapply
redecoration * re-entered
reassuringly. re-, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
In many verbs beginning with re- the prefix is pronounced or and it may have lost its original meaning of `again' or `back' 在以 re- 開始的許多動詞中, 這個前綴讀作 或 , 并有可能已失去原來的`再、 又'或`回'等意義
recall, repair; represent. Other verbs have had re- added to them with the meaning of `again' and it is pronounced 另有一些動詞加 re- 表示`再、 又'之意, 讀作 /ri:-; ri/
reopen; recreate. There are a few verbs which fit into both groups and a hyphenmay be used to show the distinction 還有一些動詞適合於上述兩種情況, 可用連接號表示這種區別
recount = `tell a story', re-count = `count again'; recover = `get back' or `become well again', re-cover = `supply with a new cover'.