fore-也是个本族语前缀，它来自英语介副词fore,原意是before, 可表示时间或位置的“前”。fore-是派生前缀，只与单词相缀合，意为front，before, beforehand等。它在构词中起修饰作用，所以，一般不影响词基单词的词性。以下是几个常用的含fore-的派生词。
forefoot [ fore- = front 前；foot n. 脚=>“front foot 前脚” ]n. one of the front feet of an animal (兽的)前脚 / The horse hurt its forefoot in the race. 马在比赛中前蹄受了伤。
foreground [ fore- = front 前；ground n. 场地=>“front ground 前场”→]n . part of a picture toward the front (图画的）前景 / The foreground of the picture shows a cottage, while mountains loom in the background.这幅画的前景是座农舍，其背景是隐约可见的山峦。
foreword [ fore- = front 前；word n. 言语=>“the word at the front 写在前面的话 ”→]n. introduction or preface to a book 前言，序言 / The foreword was no more than a statement thanking those who had helped the author with the book.那前言只是个声明，对曾帮助该书作者的人表示谢意。
forenoon [ fore- = before 在…前;noon n. 中午=> “ (the time) before noon 午前的（时间）”→]n. & a. (the time) between early morning and noon 午前（的），上午（的）/ The morning watch passed into a forenoon watch. 早班转成中班。
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