prior1
KK: [ˈpraɪɚ]
DJ: [ˈpraiǝ]
a.[B]
- 在先的，在前的；居先的
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No
prior knowledge should be required.
不需要預先學得什麼知識。
- 優先的，更重要的
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He feels a
prior obligation to his job as a journalist.
他覺得要優先為他的新聞記者的工作盡職。
ad.
- 在前；居先[（+to）]
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It happened
prior to her departure.
這事在她走前發生的。
衍生
辨析
prior2
KK: [ˈpraɪɚ]
DJ: [ˈpraiǝ]
衍生
prior1
adj.
existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
n.
N. Amer. informal a previous criminal conviction.
Phrase
Etymology
C18: from L., lit. ‘former, elder’, rel. to prae ‘before’.
prior2
n.
(fem. prioress)
- (in an abbey) the person next in rank below an abbot (or abbess).
- the head of a house of friars (or nuns).
Derivative
Etymology
OE, from a med. L. noun use of L. prior (see prior1).
