英:[ˈpraɪə(r)]
美:[ˈpraɪər]
英:[ˈpraɪə(r)]
美:[ˈpraɪər]
复数:priors
词根:prior
n.priority 优先;优先权;[数] 优先次序;优先考虑的事
vi.prioritize 把事情按优先顺序排好
vt.prioritize 把…区分优先次序
adjective
earlier in time or order
taking precedence (as in importance)
biographical name
Matthew 1664–1721 English poet
noun
the superior ranking next to the abbot of a monastery
the superior of a house or group of houses of any of various religious communities
US law enforcement, informal a previous instance of arrest or conviction for a crime
He had been told that burglary, like auto theft, rarely drew a state prison term, unless you had lots of priors.—Joseph Wambaugh
prior notice事先通知;预先通报
prior art先前技术
prior approval事先批准;预先审批;事前批准;事前许可;预先核准
prior probability先验概率,事前机率
prior period前期;上期
prior condition先决条件
这组词都有“在前的”的意思,其区别是:
previous指时间上、顺序上较早的,或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。
preceding特指时间和地位上紧接在前。
former系latter的反义词,比prior更着重对比。
foregoing指前所述的,是following的反义词。
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。
以上来源于网络
"先前的; 在时间上先行的",1714年,源自拉丁语 prior "前者,以前的,第一的"; 比喻意义上为"优越的,更好的"; 作为名词时为"祖先; 高级别"; 是古拉丁语 pri "之前"的比较级(源自 PIE *prai-, *prei-, 源自词根 *per- (1) "向前",因此为"在前面,在之前,在第一位")。也可作副词(与 to 连用),最早于1706年使用。
优先的
Adjective Latin, former, superior; akin to Latin priscus ancient, prae before — more at for Noun Middle English, from Old English & Anglo-French; both from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, administrator, from Latin, former, superior
The first known use of prior was before the 12th century
prisonnoun
a state of confinement or captivity
a place where criminals or prisoners are locked up
prismnoun
a polyhedron with two opposite ends that are parallel polygons and faces that are each parallelograms
a transparent object that usually has three sides and bends light so that it breaks up into rainbow colors
prismnoun
a polyhedron with two opposite ends that are parallel polygons and faces that are each parallelograms
a transparent object that usually has three sides and bends light so that it breaks up into rainbow colors
prise
priorynoun
a religious house under a prior or prioress
prioritynoun
the quality or state of coming before another in time or importance
a condition of being given attention before others
this project has top priority
prioritynoun
the quality or state of coming before another in time or importance
a condition of being given attention before others
this project has top priority
prioressnoun
a nun who is head of a priory
prior1 of 2noun
a monk who is head of a priory
prior2 of 2adjective
earlier in time or order : previous without prior warning
better than in prior years
being more important than something else : having priority
has a prior claim to our attention
1 Three days prior to the most significant date of his life, Glenn went through a final simulation, carrying out a full checkout of his flight plan.
2 Further, there will be evidence that prior to the robbery there was a plan, or conspiracy, to rob the store.
3 Had already attempted 2 circuits over field prior to passenger’s departure and found it dead tiring so I stayed overhead for half an hour to burn off fuel before a final attempt to land.
4 After a bit of inquiry, the landlord placed the home on the rental market with a severe discount to account for the sensational circumstances of the prior tenant’s eviction.
5 Jealous about his wife's prior sexual experience.
6 Apparently Holmes had made prior arrangements with an express agent to pick up the box and load it on a train.
7 He claimed it had been successful in eleven straight prior coin tosses.
8 Then there was his prior criminal history, and the very public argument at the coffeehouse.
9 So in ancient Rome, whose texts Vergil knew exceptionally well, and in the Renaissance prior to 1492, there was no concept of discovery.
10 Unsurprisingly, church music was a rather more sombre affair, and the ordinary churchgoer prior to the Protestant Reformation is likely to have found singing in church a miserable, largely non- partidpatory activity.
11 In the transitional space of the bus, she turned over the questions that had loitered in her mind since sending off her application six months prior.
12 They had no real objections except for wanting us to mention that Fraser in their lab had considered hydrogen-bonded bases prior to our work.
13 Exactly prior to the Geek Club era, I went through my rebellious phase and got pretty heavy into drugs and got involved in a gang.
14 We have almost no direct information about Newcomen prior to 1712 but, from what he told his associates in later life, two things seem evident.
15 Do you have a prior history of back problems?
16 For reference only and are subject to changes with prior notice.
上列之交易时间仅供参考并按需要时时更改,更改前不作任何形式通知.
17 He had joined us two days prior, just wandered out of the forest alone and quietly began following us.
18 Twelve years prior, months after the 1992 indictment had been issued, Bill Clinton had been elected President of the United States.
19 You and I spoke about this prior to your coming on in Nicole’s treatment.
20 Those who enlisted prior to being drafted could choose their service branch.
5 副院长
6 优先的
preferential precedential precessional favoured underlying elder precedent preferential system preferred
7 修道院院长
10 在前的
former previous preliminary preceding anterior precedent antecedent prevenient early front vanward cidevant foregoing forehand
11 在前
former previous preliminary preceding anterior precedent antecedent prevenient before supra priority antecedence supra- precede forerun pre- fore- in advance front vanward cidevant along fore precedence precedency forego ahead foregoing forehand sup.
13 会长
16 在…前面
17 事前的
18 事先
20 事先的
21 较早
22 较早的