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
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And then I watched all the glasses that were on the table fall off onto the floor.
接着我看到桌上所有的玻璃杯都掉到了地板上。
No, I'm afraid I'm not.
不，恐怕我来不了了。
It seems that it's more difficult for women to get to the top of a company.
妇女要想得到一个公司的最高职位，似乎更加困难。