prior

adj.

1. 先前的；较早的；在前的
   happening or existing before sth else or before a particular time
   1. Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable.
      统计学的知识虽非必要，但最好是学过一点。
   2. This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent .
      未事先征得书面许可，此消息不得泄露。
   3. Visits are by prior arrangement .
      参观需要事先安排。
   4. Please give us prior notice if you need an evening meal.
      需用晚餐者，请预先通知我们。
   5. She will be unable to attend because of a prior engagement .
      因事先有别的安排，她将不能出席。
2. 优先的；占先的；较重要的
   already existing and therefore more important
   1. They have a prior claim to the property.
      他们有权优先获得该处房产。
3. 在前面的
   before sth
   1. during the week prior to the meeting
      在开会前的一周内

noun

1. （小隐修院）院长
   a person who is in charge of a group of monks or nuns living in a priory
2. （隐修院）会长，副院长
   (in an abbey ) a person next in rank below an abbot or abbess

1. ADJ 先前的；在前的；在先的
   You use prior to indicate that something has already happened, or must happen, before another event takes place.
   1. He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest...
      他声称自己事先并不知道这次抗议的事。
   2. The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action...
      宪法规定总统在采取军事行动之前必须获得国会同意。
   3. For the prior year, they reported net income of $1.1 million.
      他们公布上一年度纯收入为110万美元。
2. ADJ （所有权、责任）更重要的，优先的
   A prior claim or duty is more important than other claims or duties and needs to be dealt with first.
   1. The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.
      我想选用的这家公司已有约在先。
3. 小修道院院长；大修道院副院长
   A prior is a monk who is in charge of a priory or a monk who is the second most important person in a monastery.
4. PREP-PHRASE 在…之前；先于
   If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event.
   1. Prior to his Japan trip, he went to New York...
      在去日本之前，他去了纽约。
   2. A man seen hanging around the area prior to the shooting could have been involved.
      在枪杀案发生之前，有人目睹一位男子在这附近游荡，该男子可能与此案有关。

1. The caves can be visited only by prior arrangement
   这些洞穴只接受预约参观。
2. No show prior to 'On The Town' had told so much of its story through dance
   《锦城春色》出现以前，还没有哪部电影的故事情节如此多地通过舞蹈展开。
3. It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.
   在种植前给土壤增肥很重要。
4. It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.
   冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
5. Just phone in your order three or more days prior to departure.
   在出发的三天之前打电话预订即可。
6. He knew about the interview prior to its publication and had actually previewed the piece
   这篇访谈在发表以前他就已经知道了，并且实际上还预先阅览过。
7. He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest
   他声称自己事先并不知道这次抗议的事。
8. The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action
   宪法规定总统在采取军事行动之前必须获得国会同意。
9. For the prior year, they reported net income of$ 1.1 million.
   他们公布上一年度纯收入为110万美元。
10. The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.
    我想选用的这家公司已有约在先。
11. A man seen hanging around the area prior to the shooting could have been involved.
    在枪杀案发生之前，有人目睹一位男子在这附近游荡，该男子可能与此案有关。
12. They all raised the question as if by prior agreement.
    他们都不约而同地提出了这个问题。
13. It happened prior to his arrival.
    这事发生在他到达以前。
14. He made the decision without my prior knowledge or consent.
    他瞒着我做出了决定。
15. I took up one-year prior course in German in this college.
    我在这所大学读了一年的德语预科。
16. Prior to JSR-109, the procedure for deploying a web service was highly coupled to the destination runtime.
    在JSR-109之前，部署一个Web服务的过程是和目标运行时高度耦合的。
17. It is highly recommended to review and configure all the rules prior to the selection of Complete Code Review.
    强烈建议在选择CompleteCodeReview之前审查和配置所有规则。
18. The agreement needed to be in place prior to commencing the work.
    协议需要在工作开始之前就到位。
19. We recommend that you resolve all errors and warnings prior to testing the SSL configuration.
    我们建议您在测试SSL配置之前解决所有错误和警告。
20. Prior to this point in the process, no standard C applications have been executed.
    在此之前，还没有执行任何标准的C应用程序。
21. This produces the same output given in the basic_app.py sample, but with declarations using the prior t_TOKEN style.
    这产生了与basicapp.py样本所给输出一样的输出，但是具有使用前面tTOKEN样式的声明。
22. The HACMP configuration for each cluster was also verified and synchronized prior to the upgrade.
    还在升级之前检查和同步了每个集群的HACMP配置。
23. It does this prior to the requested data reaching the user.
    它会在所请求的数据到达用户那里之前完成检验工作。
24. Prior to migrating, we performed a backup of the system ( including a mksysb).
    在迁移之前，我们执行了系统的备份（包括一个mksysb）。
25. Governance – facilitates the control and authorization of changes prior to implementation.
    管理&便于在实现之前对更改进行控制和授权。
26. Those with prior experience of successful change programs should be part of this group.
    那些在以前的经验中成功进行变化计划的人应当被纳入都组中来。
27. The stateless scope is used when service requests have no implied correlation with prior and future requests.
    当服务请求没有与之前或之后的请求的隐含相关关系时，就使用无状态范围。
28. Changes must be made in the environment running the application, prior to the application being started.
    必须在启动应用程序之前在运行应用程序的环境中进行更改。
29. The groups tend to overcompensate by creating contracts and specifications prior to designing, developing, and integrating code.
    组织倾向于过度在创建合同和规格上工作，而不是在设计、开发和集成上。

  previous foregoing former preceding prior【导航词义：先前的】

  previous adj. 先前的，以前的

〔辨析〕指在当下所提及的事件、时间等之前发生或存在的，通常作定语。

  foregoing adj. 〈正式〉前述的

〔辨析〕指事物在讲述、文章等中刚刚提到的，常作定语。

  former adj. 以前的，从前的

〔辨析〕指曾有过某种职务或地位的，也可指发生或存在于过去的。

  preceding adj. 〈正式〉在前的，前面的

〔辨析〕指在所提时间、地点或部分之前发生或出现的。

  prior adj. 在前的，较早的

〔辨析〕较正式用词，多指先于另一事物或某一时间前存在或安排的。

noun

1. the head of a religious order