Prior
[ 'praɪɚ ]
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adj. 优先的;占先的;在…之前;
n. 小修道院院长，大修道院的副院长;（隐修院）会长;[史]行政长官;普赖尔;
adv. 在前;居先;
💡 词根助记
prior- 表”从前的”;开始;优胜者
📝 例句
No prior knowledge should be required.
不需要预先学得什么知识。
Constitution is prior to all other laws.
宪法优先于其他一切法律。
As a consequence, certain principles about space are prior to experience.
因此，关于空间的某些原理是先于经验而存在的。
A prior engagement will preclude them from coming.
他们因为有约在先，不能来了。
It happened prior to her departure.
这事在她走前发生的。
🌱 联想助记
【串】senior(年长的)superior(长者)一切prior(优先)
【记】priority-优先,prior-在前的:所谓优先就是放在前面→在前的
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-pri-表示“首要”
📖 牛津释义
prior
adj[attrib 作定语]
coming before in time, order or importance 较早的; 居先的; 较重要的
They have a prior claim to the property, ie one which invalidates any other claim(s), eg because based on an earlier legal agreement. 他们有优先获得该房地产的权利（如根据先前的合法契约）.
My children have a prior claim on my time. 我的时间首先得用来照顾我的孩子.
I shall have to refuse your invitation because of a prior engagement. 我因有约在先, 所以只好谢绝你的邀请.
You need no prior knowledge to be able to do thistest. 不必预先学习, 就能做这项测试. Cf 参看 posterior 1.
prior n (fem 阴性作 prioress )
(a) person who is head of a religious order, or of a monastery or convent （教派的）首领; （小的修道院的）院长.
(b) (in an abbey) person next in rank below an abbot or abbess （大的修道院的）副院长.
🎯 考研助记
拿刀叉(pr)的人(i)或许(or) 在前面 网友：yqy 补充：源自pride、prime
🔁 扩展释义
*['praiә]a. 更重要的, 较早的, 在先的n. 小隐修院院长, 大隐修院副院长【经】 在先的, 优先的相关词组: prior to
🏥 医学释义
先前，居先，更重要的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「计算机」词汇
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First I heard a noise.
我最先听见一阵响声。
Mathilde! Oh yes. Sorry, I didn't recognize you. Where have you been all these years, Mathilde? I hope you weren't ill. You don't look very well.
玛蒂尔德！真的是你呀！对不起，我没有认出你来。这些年你上哪儿去了，玛蒂尔德？我想你没有病吧，你的脸色看来不太好。
That's difficult!
那就难啦！