prior
['praiə]
adj.优先的, 在前的, 更重要的
adv.居先,在前
n.小修道院院长,大修道院副院长
例句与用法:
I appreciate that you may have prior commitments.
我体谅你可能事先已另有承诺。
It happened prior to my arrival.
这发生在我到达之前。
I fear that a prior engagement will prohibit me from joining you in dinner.
有约在先,我恐怕不能与你共进晚餐。
I was unable to attend the meeting because of a prior engagement.
我因有约在先,所以未能参加这个会。
All the arrangements should have been completed prior to our departure.
全部安排都应该在我们出发之前完成。
词形变化:
详细释义:
a.[B]
1. 在先的, 在前的; 居先的
No prior knowledge should be required.
不需要预先学得什么知识。
2. 优先的, 更重要的
He feels a prior obligation to his job as a journalist.
他觉得要优先为他的新闻记者的工作尽职。
ad.
在前; 居先[(+to)]
It happened prior to her departure.
这事在她走前发生的。
n.[C]
1. 小修道院院长
2. 大修道院副院长