a priori
adj.推理的,演绎的 adv.推理地,演绎地
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a priori为短语/超纲词汇
a priori
/,eɪ praɪ'ɔ:raɪ; `epraɪ`ɔraɪ/
(using reasoning that proceeds) from known causes to imagined effects, eg saying `They've been walking all day so they must be hungry.' (用推理方法)由已知原因推测出结果(如说
*‘他们走了一整天, 那么他们一定饿了.’) Cf 参看 a posteriori.
a priori
adj, adv formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;Origin:'from what came before']
using previous experiences or facts to decide what the likely result or effect of something will be
→
a posteriori a ruling made on a priori grounds