fore-也是個(gè)本族語前綴，它來自英語介副詞fore,原意是before, 可表示時(shí)間或位置的“前”。fore-是派生前綴，只與單詞相綴合，意為front，before, beforehand等。它在構(gòu)詞中起修飾作用，所以，一般不影響詞基單詞的詞性。以下是幾個(gè)常用的含fore-的派生詞。

forefoot [ fore- = front 前；foot n. 腳=>“front foot 前腳” ]n. one of the front feet of an animal (獸的)前腳 / The horse hurt its forefoot in the race. 馬在比賽中前蹄受了傷。

foreground [ fore- = front 前；ground n. 場(chǎng)地=>“front ground 前場(chǎng)”→]n . part of a picture toward the front (圖畫的）前景 / The foreground of the picture shows a cottage, while mountains loom in the background.這幅畫的前景是座農(nóng)舍，其背景是隱約可見的山巒。

foreword [ fore- = front 前；word n. 言語=>“the word at the front 寫在前面的話 ”→]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.那前言只是個(gè)聲明，對(duì)曾幫助該書作者的人表示謝意。

forenoon [ fore- = before 在…前;noon n. 中午=> “ (the time) before noon 午前的（時(shí)間）”→]n. & a. (the time) between early morning and noon 午前（的），上午（的）/ The morning watch passed into a forenoon watch. 早班轉(zhuǎn)成中班。