prior
英 [ˈpraɪə(r)]
美 [ˈpraɪər]
adj. 先前的; 较早的; 在前的; 优先的; 占先的; 较重要的; 在前面的
n. (小隐修院)院长; (隐修院)会长，副院长
复数：priors
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.5045 / COCA.2856
同义词辨析
previousforegoingformerprecedingprior【导航词义：先前的】
previousadj. 先前的，以前的
〔辨析〕
指在当下所提及的事件、时间等之前发生或存在的，通常作定语。
〔例证〕
She has a child from a previous marriage.
她前一次婚姻有一个孩子。
He discovered that he had met his new colleague before on three previous occasions.
他发现他以前见过他的新同事3次。
她前一次婚姻有一个孩子。
He discovered that he had met his new colleague before on three previous occasions.
他发现他以前见过他的新同事3次。
foregoingadj. 〈正式〉前述的
〔辨析〕
指事物在讲述、文章等中刚刚提到的，常作定语。
〔例证〕
the foregoing examples
上述例证
The foregoing conclusion is based on the following data.
上述结论是根据以下数据得出的。
上述例证
The foregoing conclusion is based on the following data.
上述结论是根据以下数据得出的。
formeradj. 以前的，从前的
〔辨析〕
指曾有过某种职务或地位的，也可指发生或存在于过去的。
〔例证〕
He has a great interest in books about the former president.
他对和那位前总统有关的书十分感兴趣。
His income has been reduced to half its former amount due to the economic depression.
由于经济萧条，他的收入已减少到以前的一半。
他对和那位前总统有关的书十分感兴趣。
His income has been reduced to half its former amount due to the economic depression.
由于经济萧条，他的收入已减少到以前的一半。
precedingadj. 〈正式〉在前的，前面的
〔辨析〕
指在所提时间、地点或部分之前发生或出现的。
〔例证〕
The examples in the preceding chapter are used again later.
上一章的例子后面又再次被使用。
Their plan of seeing a movie together on Friday failed because they had a quarrel on the preceding day.
他们周五一起看电影的计划泡汤了，因为他们在前一天吵了一架。
上一章的例子后面又再次被使用。
Their plan of seeing a movie together on Friday failed because they had a quarrel on the preceding day.
他们周五一起看电影的计划泡汤了，因为他们在前一天吵了一架。
prioradj. 在前的，较早的
〔辨析〕
较正式用词，多指先于另一事物或某一时间前存在或安排的。
〔例证〕
The discussion requires prior knowledge of the subject.
本次讨论要求事先了解该主题的相关知识。
No employee can be recruited without the prior approval of the manager.
事先未征得经理的同意不可以招收任何员工。
本次讨论要求事先了解该主题的相关知识。
No employee can be recruited without the prior approval of the manager.
事先未征得经理的同意不可以招收任何员工。
牛津词典
adj.
- 先前的；较早的；在前的
happening or existing before sth else or before a particular time- Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable.
统计学的知识虽非必要，但最好是学过一点。 - This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent .
未事先征得书面许可，此消息不得泄露。 - Visits are by prior arrangement .
参观需要事先安排。 - Please give us prior notice if you need an evening meal.
需用晚餐者，请预先通知我们。 - She will be unable to attend because of a prior engagement .
因事先有别的安排，她将不能出席。
- Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable.
- 优先的；占先的；较重要的
already existing and therefore more important- They have a prior claim to the property.
他们有权优先获得该处房产。
- They have a prior claim to the property.
- 在前面的
before sth- during the week prior to the meeting
在开会前的一周内
- during the week prior to the meeting
noun
- （小隐修院）院长
a person who is in charge of a group of monks or nuns living in a priory - （隐修院）会长，副院长
(in an abbey ) a person next in rank below an abbot or abbess
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 先前的；在前的；在先的
You usepriorto indicate that something has already happened, or must happen, before another event takes place.- He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest...
他声称自己事先并不知道这次抗议的事。 - The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action...
宪法规定总统在采取军事行动之前必须获得国会同意。 - For the prior year, they reported net income of $1.1 million.
他们公布上一年度纯收入为110万美元。
- He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest...
- ADJ （所有权、责任）更重要的，优先的
Apriorclaim or duty is more important than other claims or duties and needs to be dealt with first.- The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.
我想选用的这家公司已有约在先。
- The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.
- 小修道院院长；大修道院副院长
Aprioris a monk who is in charge of a priory or a monk who is the second most important person in a monastery. - PREP-PHRASE 在…之前；先于
If something happensprior toa particular time or event, it happens before that time or event.- Prior to his Japan trip, he went to New York...
在去日本之前，他去了纽约。 - A man seen hanging around the area prior to the shooting could have been involved.
在枪杀案发生之前，有人目睹一位男子在这附近游荡，该男子可能与此案有关。
- Prior to his Japan trip, he went to New York...
英英释义
noun
- the head of a religious order
双语例句
- The groups tend to overcompensate by creating contracts and specifications prior to designing, developing, and integrating code.
组织倾向于过度在创建合同和规格上工作，而不是在设计、开发和集成上。 - Changes must be made in the environment running the application, prior to the application being started.
必须在启动应用程序之前在运行应用程序的环境中进行更改。 - Just phone in your order three or more days prior to departure.
在出发的三天之前打电话预订即可。 - He made the decision without my prior knowledge or consent.
他瞒着我做出了决定。 - The agreement needed to be in place prior to commencing the work.
协议需要在工作开始之前就到位。 - Governance – facilitates the control and authorization of changes prior to implementation.
管理&便于在实现之前对更改进行控制和授权。 - Those with prior experience of successful change programs should be part of this group.
那些在以前的经验中成功进行变化计划的人应当被纳入都组中来。 - He knew about the interview prior to its publication and had actually previewed the piece
这篇访谈在发表以前他就已经知道了，并且实际上还预先阅览过。 - He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest
他声称自己事先并不知道这次抗议的事。 - Prior to this point in the process, no standard C applications have been executed.
在此之前，还没有执行任何标准的C应用程序。