an·te·ri·or
adjective/ænˈtɪəriə(r)/
/ænˈtɪriər/
[only before noun] (specialist)- (of a part of the body) at or near the front
前部的；前面的 - anterior and posterior ends of the embryo
胚胎的前端和后端
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnterior is used with these nouns:- part
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French antérieur or Latin anterior, comparative of ante ‘before’. - anterior and posterior ends of the embryo