prior
prior 英 [ˈpraɪə(r)] 美 [ˈpraɪɚ]
adj. 优先的；在先的
名词复数:priors
- Generally you should eat dinner prior to brushing your teeth. Use the adjective prior for things that exist earlier in time or that happen first in time or order.
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- adj. 优先的；在先的
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1. Visits are by prior arrangement.
参观需要事先安排。
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2. They have a prior claimto the property.
他们有权优先获得该处房产。
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3. Please give us prior noticeif you need an evening meal.
需用晚餐者，请预先通知我们。
- prior (adj.) "earlier," 1714, from Latin prior "former, previous, first;" figuratively "superior, better;" as a noun "forefather; superior rank;" comparative of Old Latin pri "before," from PIE *prai-, *prei-, from root *per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, before, first."
- prior (n.) "superior officer of a religious house or order," late Old English, from Medieval Latin prior "superior officer," noun use of Latin adjective meaning "former, superior" (see prior (adj.)). As short for prior arrest, by 1990, American English.
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