prior
prior1
adjective
prior to
prior2
noun
priorate
noun
priorship
noun
语源
adjective
- [attrib.]existing or coming before in time, order, or importance
（时间，顺序，重要性）在先的，在前的；居先的；先前的
he has a prior engagement this evening.
他今晚已有约会在先。
- (N. Amer. informal)a previous criminal conviction
(北美，非正式)犯罪前科
he had no juvenile record, no priors.
他没有少年犯罪记录，没有前科。
prior to
- before a particular time or event
在…以前；先于；优先于
she visited me on the day prior to her death.
她去世的前一天还来看我。
- early 18th cent.: from Latin, literally former, elder', related to prae 'before'
prior2
noun
- the male head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders, in particular
（某些宗教教会的）男主持，尤指
■the man next in rank below an abbot
男修道院副院长；男副主持
■the head of a house of friars
托钵会会长
priorate
noun
priorship
noun
语源
- late Old English, from a medieval Latin noun use of Latin prior 'elder, former' (see prior)
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