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美音:[´praıə ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.优先的,在前的 n.预先 adv.在

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副词:priorly 名词:priorate

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prior


/'praɪə(r); `praɪɚ/
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.

/'praɪə(r); `praɪɚ/
n (fem 阴性作 prioress / 5praIErIs, also 9praIE5res; `praIErIs/)
(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.

prior


Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first", with several notable uses.
1. The uniting of the world around the AIDS epidemic is without prior example.
    全世界因艾滋病这一流行性疾病而联合了起来,这是前所未有的。

2. No prior knowledge should be required.
    不需要预先学得什么知识。

3. At the trials, one month prior to the finals, I took first place on the ten-meter platform and on the springboard!
    在决赛一个月前举行的预赛中,我获得了十米跳台和跳板的第一名!

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