单词
prior
读音
ˈpraɪər
美式
英式
词根
Prior来源于拉丁语\`"Prior"，意思是“在前面的”。“Priority”(优先权）是由这个词根衍生出来的另一个单词。
释义
adj. （时间、顺序等）先前的；优先的 n. 男修道院副院长；托钵会会长；（非正式）犯罪前科；先验；（一些宗教教派中的社区）长老 n. （Prior）（美）普廖尔（人名） [ 复数 priors ]
例句
Visits are by prior arrangement.
参观需要事先安排。
The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.
我选择的那家公司有优先承诺。
He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest.
他声称他事先对那次抗议一无所知。
Visits are by prior arrangement.
参观需要事先安排。
The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.
我选择的那家公司有优先承诺。
He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest.
他声称他事先对那次抗议一无所知。
强化记忆
你可以把Prior和Priority联想在一起记忆，因为Priority经常表示一种优先顺序，而Prior则表示在顺序中的位置。Prior作为中世纪修道院中第二重要位置的称呼，来自于拉丁语的 "prior"意思是"之前的"。其后作为形容词出现，表示“在先，优先”。
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that having the uterus and, more so, the ovaries removedprior to menopausecorrelates with the higher risk of dementia in women.
we had only known about 400prior to Kepler.When we see these little dips in the light,
More parents were divorced in this generationthan any generation prior.They also were the first generation to tell us about work-life balance,
And I burst out in tears, because my father had only just diedprior to this journey,and I didn't ever acknowledge him,
seems like a social experimentwithout much prior art.How have you managed it?
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