prior 是什么意思

音标：[ 'praiə ]

中文翻译与英英解释

n.
普赖尔〔姓氏〕。
adj.
1.〔用作前置定[修饰]语〕在前的；优先的。
2.〔与 to 连用〕在…之前 (opp. post-erior) 比…优先。
短语和例子
prior engagement 预先的约会。 prior claims 优先要求权。 This duty is prior to all others. 这个职务比其他一切职务都重要。
adv.
居先，在前 (to)。 I called on her prior to my departure. 我动身前去看过她。
adv.
-ly
n.
1.小修道院院长，大修道院的副院长。
2.【历史】(十三世纪意大利诸共和国的)行政长官。
n.
-ship
小修道院院长[共和国行政长官]的职务[地位、任期]。

the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

earlier in time
同义词：anterior,

Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first", with several notable uses.

例句与用法

	1.	This duty is prior to all others . 这个职务比其他一切职务都重要。
	2.	We received no notification prior to today 's date . 我们在今日之前未获通知。
	3.	I called on her prior to my departure . 我动身前去看过她。
	4.	A prior engagement will preclude them from coming . 他们因为有约在先，不能来了。
	5.	He made the decision without my prior knowledge or consent . 他瞒着我做出了决定。
	6.	Glass bead gels need not be hydrated prior to use . 玻璃珠凝胶在使用之前不需要水化。
	7.	The staffs saw no reason to change prior conclusions . 一般认为，此一方针不能有所改变。
	8.	They all raised the question as if by prior agreement . 他们都不约而同地提出了这个问题。
	9.	I took up one-year prior course in german in this college . 我在这所大学读了一年的德语预科。
	10.	Debenture holders have a prior claim and accept the least risk . 债券持有人有优先索赔权，风险最小。

prior是什么意思

prior 是什么意思

中文翻译与英英解释

例句与用法