asexual [a-= not 无；sexual a. 性别的→] a. having no sex 无性别的 / The teacher talked about asexual reproduction in the class. 那节课老师谈到了无性繁殖问题。
ahistorical [a- = not 无；historical a. 有关历史的→]a. not historical; without regard for history 与历史无关的 / He thought that theories of social change were often ahistorical. 他认为社会变化的理论往往与历史不相干。
最后，我们来学习几个由a-(an-)构成的原生词。
anarchy [ an- (a-) = without 无；archy = leadership 领导，治理→“the condition without leadership 无领导状态”→] n. absence of government or control 无政府状态；无秩序 / After its defeat in the war the country was in a state of anarchy. 战败之后，该国陷于无政府状态。
anarchic a. 无政府主义的
anarchism n. 无政府主义
apathy [a- = without 无;pathy = the state of feeling 感情状态→“the state without feeling 无感情状态”→] n. lack of feeling 无感情，冷漠 / The miser heard the old beggar's story with apathy. 那守财奴听着老叫化子的诉说，无动于衷。
apathetic a. 无感情的；冷漠的
atheism [ a- = without 无；the = god 神；-ism = the belief 信仰→] n . the belief that there is no god 无神论 / He believed in atheism when he was young.他年青时信仰无神论。
atheist n. 无神论者
atheistic a. 无神论的；无神论者的
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