prior

音标['praiә] 读音 prior的德语解释

汉语翻译

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

词型变化：

副词:priorly 名词:priority 

词意辨析：

previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former

这些形容词均可表示“在前的”之意。previous: 指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。foregoing: 指前所述的，是following的反义词。preceding: 特指时间和地位上紧接在前。prior: 与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。former: 系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。

英语解释：

名词 prior:

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

形容词 prior:

earlier in time同义词：anterior

例句：

I appreciate that you may have prior commitments.我体谅你可能事先已另有承诺。It happened prior to my arrival.这发生在我到达之前。I fear that a prior engagement will prohibit me from joining you in dinner.有约在先，我恐怕不能与你共进晚餐。I was unable to attend the meeting because of a prior engagement.我因有约在先，所以未能参加这个会。All the arrangements should have been completed prior to our departure.全部安排都应该在我们出发之前完成。

详细解释：

prior adj.（形容词）Preceding in time or order:在前的，在先的：在时间或次序上居先的：例句：.[They] insist that foreign vessels seeking access obtain prior approval. (Seymour M. Hersh).[他们] 坚持要求通过的外国交通工具应事先取得同意. (西摩M.赫什)Preceding in importance or value:更重要的，优先的：重要性或价值居先的：例句：a prior consideration.优先考虑来源：Latin * see prior 2拉丁语 *参见 prior2【引伸】pri.orlyadv.（副词）---------------另--------------priorprior 2n.（名词）A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.小隐修院院长或大隐修院副院长One of the ruling magistrates of the medieval Italian republic of Florence.最高执政官：中世纪意大利的佛罗伦萨共和国的最高执政官来源：Middle English priour 中古英语 priour from Old English 源自 古英语 Old French prior 古法语 prior both from Medieval Latin 都源自 中世纪拉丁语 from Latin [superior] * see per 源自 拉丁语 [高于，优于…的] *参见 per 【引伸】pri.orate