Phân biệt cách dùng Un- và Dis-

Chúng tôi đưa ra những ví dụ và hướng dẫn cách dùng dưới đây nhằm giúp các học viên nắm rõ và phân biệt 2 tiền tố trên, mời các bạn tham khảo: The prefix un- has been in the language longer than dis-.
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Phân biệt cách dùng "Un-" và "Dis-" Phân biệt cách dùng Un- và Dis-Chúng tôi đưa ra những ví dụ và hướng dẫn cách dùng dưới đây nhằm giúp cáchọc viên nắm rõ và phân biệt 2 tiền tố trên, mời các bạn tham khảo:The prefix un- has been in the language longer than dis-.The Old English prefix on- (now spelled un-) was added to verbs to indicated areversal of the action:wind/unwindbind/unbindfold/unfolddo/undoThis prefix has remained alive, giving us such verb opposites as:fasten/unfastenbuckle/unbucklecover/uncoverwrap/unwrapOld English also had the prefix of negation un- that was added to adjectives, suchas unborn and unburied. We continue to form negative adjectives in this way:unhappyunknownunwantedunavailableunconventionaluncoolunputdownableDis- came into English during the Middle English period, along with many Latinand French words. The prefix dis- is related to bis, (two), and can be used in thesense of separation:disjoindisableIn the course of centuries, distinctions between un- and dis- have blurred.Sometimes the prefixes are interchangeable. Sometimes not.Sometimes a perceived difference may exist only in the mind of the individualEnglish speaker.Many speakers distinguish between disorganized and unorganized.Disorganized applies to the sort of person who stuffs receipts into the sock drawerand can never find the car keys. Unorganized applies to things which have not yetbeen arranged in an organized manner. By this reasoning, a person would bedisorganized, but an office would be unorganized.At one time, unease and disease (first syllable stressed) could be usedinterchangeably with the meaning “state of anxiety.” Now disease (secondsyllable stressed) has taken on the meaning of “illness.”Angry arguments are waged over the differentiated meanings of uninterest anddisinterest. The argument is that uninterested should be used with the sense of“indifferent, lacking in interest, while disinterested should be used only whenthe intended meaning is “impartial.”When it comes to language, those who value logic above all else are just askingfor derived rooted blood.For example, the noun discontent is matched with the adjective discontented, butthe adjective that corresponds to the noun discomfort is uncomfortable.About all one can safely say about the use of the prefixes un- and dis- is that theircorrect use is often a matter of idiom.The best way to master them is to read, listen, and look up questionable forms in atrustworthy dictionary.