prior
🇺🇸
/ˈpraɪər/
🇬🇧
/ˈpraɪə(r)/
adjective
B2
happening or existing before something else
You need prior experience for this job.
这份工作需要先前经验。
B2
more important because it came first
They have a prior right to use the land.
他们拥有优先使用土地的权利。
B2
before something
Please complete the form prior to your visit.
请在您来访前完成表格。
noun
R
the leader of a small religious house
The prior leads the daily prayers.
修道院院长主持日常祈祷。
R
the second leader in a large religious house
The prior assists the abbot in managing the monastery.
副院长协助院长管理修道院。
translation
先前的, 优先的, 在...之前
小修道院院长, 大修道院副院长
词形变化
Plural
priors