大学英语学生用书第四单元unit 4.docVIP

Unit 4 The Virtual World Ⅱ. Computer-related vocabulary The most dynamic combining forms/prefixes for new computer-and –Internet-related vocabulary in English are cyber-, virtual, Net- (net), Web- (web-), and E- (e-). 1. combining forms/prefixes + noun (=virtual life (虚拟世界),virtual office(虚拟办公室), cyber-interaction(网络互动), cyber nut(网虫), cyber pet(电子宠物),Web page(网页), website(网站), e-card(电子贺卡),e-business(电子商务)) 2. combining forms/prefixes + verb (=cyber surf(网上冲浪), netsurf(网上冲浪), email(发送电子邮件)) 3. words like cyber, net, etc. + suffix (=cyberian(网络用户), netter(网民), cyberize(使联网)) 4. clipped words