| 释义 |
prior/ˈpraiə/ adj., adv. & n.●adj. 1 earlier 在前的；在先的 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 to) coming before in time, order, or importance (时间、顺序或重要性上)在…之前的；优先的 ●adv. (foll. by 后跟 to) before 在前 decided prior to their arrival 他们到达之前决定 ●n. (fem. prioress /-ris/) 1 the superior officer of a religious house or order (寺院、宗教教派中的)高级干事 2 (in an abbey) the officer next under the abbot (or abbess) (在大修道院中仅次于(女)院长的)修道院(女)副院长 □ priorate /-rət/ n.□ priorship n.[Latin, = former, elder, comparative of Old Latin pri = Latin prae ‘before’] |