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基本释义:先前的;优先的;更重要的
词源:源自拉丁语"prior",意为"在前面的"
指在时间上更早发生的
指更重要或更紧急的
修道院副院长
"prior"在日常英语中使用频率较高,特别在正式场合和书面语中常见。与"previous"相比,"prior"更强调时间顺序和重要性。
Please inform me prior to the meeting.
This task has prior importance.
He was appointed as the new prior.
请在会议之前通知我。
这项任务具有优先重要性。
他被任命为新任副院长。
普-莱-尔(重读"普")
普-莱-尔(重读"普")
表示"在...之前"
先前知识
事先批准
I saw him prior yesterday. (错误)
正确:I saw him the day before yesterday.
This is prior than that. (错误)
正确:This is more important than that.
1. 有教学经验者优先。
2. 请在周五之前提交报告。
3. 修道院副院长欢迎了我们。
1. This happened the year before last.
2. 读作[ˈpraɪə](重音在第一音节)
3. She has more experience than him.