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trans-
trans- /træns, trænz/

prefix

Language: Latin
Origin: trans 'across, beyond'

1. on or to the far side of something
SYN across:

transatlantic flights

the trans-Siberian railway
2. between two things or groups
SYN inter-:

trans-racial fostering
3. shows a change:

He’s been transformed by the experience.

trans-

BrE

/trænz/

NAmE

/trænz/

BrE

/træns/

NAmE

/træns/

prefix

(in adjectives 构成形容词)

across; beyond 横穿；通过；超越

◆transatlantic横渡大西洋的

◆transcontinental横贯大陆的

(in verbs 构成动词)

into another place or state 进入（另一地方）；成为（另一状态）

◆transplant移植

◆transform转变

anti-hero, baddy, character, goody, hero, love interest, narrator, protagonist, trait, villain