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adjective ˈprʌɪəˈpraɪ(ə)r attributive Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance. （时间，顺序，重要性）在先的，在前的；居先的；先前的 he has a prior engagement this evening 他今晚已有约会在先。 Example sentencesExamples - The courts have also looked to the logical implications and extensions of their prior precedents in deciding whether a right is fundamental.
- The announcement has been made at very short notice without any prior consultation and has been a tremendous shock to those using the services.
- There then follow 18 sub-paragraphs listing various actions or activities which are prohibited without the prior written consent of both shareholders.
- Mr. Naess was equally vague about details of his prior relationship with the complainant.
- Meanwhile, citizens with little prior exposure to the rudiments of democratic practices acquired repeated experience with voting.
- The AIC is a self-report measure developed for this study that records injuries that occurred in the prior 6 months.
- His prior columns on tort reform may be found in the archive of his columns on this site.
- It does appear that, due to the patient leaving the ward without prior notice to the staff nurse, this routine was not carried out.
- At common law, the father of a legitimate child was seen as having a prior and stronger claim to possession of the child than the mother in disputes concerning the custody of the child.
- Almost half the defendants convicted had no prior arrest records.
- Research has since confirmed the importance of prior knowledge to reading comprehension across a wide variety of situations.
- Ideally each software installation would be referred to a central service for prior approval.
- When the student returns, she must be reinstated to her prior status.
- The seven subjects in this trial experienced the same general type of mild acute side effects described in the prior pilot clinical trial which used one-half of the dose in the current study.
- Although some winners were unable to attend due to prior engagements or ill-health, the vast majority of the past recipients of the prestigious award were at the dinner.
- I will not repeat the summary of the evidence that is contained in my two prior rulings except as required to develop the argument in this ruling.
- He testified that, in his opinion, this option was available to Mr. Lenz, given the support payments he was already making to Mrs. Lenz under the prior, informal agreement.
- But it appears to us that there is a prior, but closely connected, question to which the judge did not expressly refer.
- Those prior studies examined cases that were missed in the clinical laboratory.
- What we are looking for is a prior statement inconsistent with her evidence.
Synonyms earlier, previous, preceding, foregoing, antecedent, advance, preparatory, preliminary, initial rare anterior, precedent
noun ˈprʌɪəˈpraɪ(ə)r North American informal A previous criminal conviction. 〈北美，非正式〉犯罪前科 he had no juvenile record, no priors 他没有少年犯罪记录，没有前科。 Example sentencesExamples - You know, I really think that actually there was someone on that list that had a prior, and - for marijuana, and, they had been to prison before, so there were some people that had priors.
- This man has no priors, who has been a contributing worker throughout his life, finds himself in the dock charged with a very serious offence.
- We talked about the prior - the arrest warrants that are outstanding for this individual, Edmunds.
- She had four felony convictions for burglary and petty theft with priors, and had been out of prison for a couple of years when she coolly shoplifted, then viciously fought me in the parking lot.
- It's a diversion program, a deferred sentencing program, for ‘predicate felons,’ people with multiple serious priors and a drug problem who would otherwise be serving long sentences.
- I want to look Jason up on LEAP, see whether he's got any priors we might like to know about.
Phrases she visited me on the day prior to her death 她去世的前一天还来看我。 Example sentencesExamples - The concert was his last as he has resigned prior to becoming head of strings at Bedford School.
- We saw the stables where the pit ponies were kept prior to going down the pit.
- Informed consent was obtained from each individual prior to the beginning of the study.
- They complained that they had not been consulted properly by the council prior to the work.
- The schools had the song sheets for a couple of months prior to the event to practice.
- Why are cameras not placed at frequent intervals on this road or, at the very least prior to a sharp bend?
- He was in his eighties and had lived an active life as a farmer prior to his retirement.
- Hamlet had no significant injury problems prior to their midweek match at Fleet Town.
- In the weeks and months prior to his death, he took some steps to organise his financial affairs.
- There will also be a temporary away seating area constructed prior to the start of the new season.
- He worked up to seven days a week and had never been in trouble prior to the incident.
- But today he said the pair had not made any plans for their wedding prior to their split.
- When he was spoken to several days later, he denied that he had been drinking prior to the crash.
- It may be necessary to make arrangements for a banker's draft prior to the sale.
- The mining industry had not been a major direct source of state revenue prior to the depression.
- Nor is he the sort of method actor who immerses himself in a role for months prior to shooting.
- We caught up with Ellis just prior to the release of the first issue and asked him, why Los Angeles?
- In previous years, they ensured that the ragwort was pulled up prior to its seeding.
- He said that the back of the silver Rover had been clipped by the blue Mercedes prior to the collision.
- Mrs Scott had to spend two weeks in hospital, including a week prior to the Caesarian birth.
Synonyms before, until, till, up to, previous to, earlier than, preceding, leading up to, in advance of, ahead of, ante-, pre-
OriginEarly 18th century: from Latin, literally 'former, elder', related to prae 'before'. Rhymesacquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah noun ˈprʌɪəˈpraɪ(ə)r 1A man who is head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders. （某些宗教教会的）男主持，尤指 - 1.1 The man next in rank below an abbot.
男修道院副院长；男副主持 Example sentencesExamples - Abbots were the spiritual heads of the larger monasteries (abbesses for nuns), with priors in charge of smaller or daughter houses.
- The first abbot of Dunfermline was Geoffrey, prior of Canterbury, while David I's Cistercian foundation at Melrose was established by monks from Rievaulx.
- Until the Reformation, the spiritual peerage also included abbots and priors, and spiritual peers formed a majority of the House of Lords.
- One person who presented his ideas on the longitude was Jacques Graindorge, the prior of a Benedictine abbey in Fontenay near Caen.
- Friaries were occupied by friars, abbeys were headed by abbots, priories by priors.
- 1.2 The head of a house of friars.
托钵会会长 Example sentencesExamples - He was ordained in May 1953 and has served as prior, novice master and Bursar.
- Taize is a celibate, monastic community of men living under a common rule with Brother Roger as prior.
- Brother John, who became the prior at Mont-Cornillon in 1242, must have been the first male to whom Juliana spoke regarding her vision for the new feast.
- Although the documents are not clear, most historians agree that he was appointed prior of the Dominican convent in Würzburg.
- The Chartreuse de Champmol was founded for twenty-four monks and a prior, which was twice the usual number in a typical Carthusian foundation.
OriginLate Old English, from a medieval Latin noun use of Latin prior 'elder, former' (see prior1). adjectiveˈpraɪ(ə)rˈprī(ə)r attributive Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance. （时间，顺序，重要性）在先的，在前的；居先的；先前的 he has a prior engagement this evening 他今晚已有约会在先。 Example sentencesExamples - He testified that, in his opinion, this option was available to Mr. Lenz, given the support payments he was already making to Mrs. Lenz under the prior, informal agreement.
- Mr. Naess was equally vague about details of his prior relationship with the complainant.
- The courts have also looked to the logical implications and extensions of their prior precedents in deciding whether a right is fundamental.
- What we are looking for is a prior statement inconsistent with her evidence.
- The seven subjects in this trial experienced the same general type of mild acute side effects described in the prior pilot clinical trial which used one-half of the dose in the current study.
- Ideally each software installation would be referred to a central service for prior approval.
- I will not repeat the summary of the evidence that is contained in my two prior rulings except as required to develop the argument in this ruling.
- The announcement has been made at very short notice without any prior consultation and has been a tremendous shock to those using the services.
- But it appears to us that there is a prior, but closely connected, question to which the judge did not expressly refer.
- There then follow 18 sub-paragraphs listing various actions or activities which are prohibited without the prior written consent of both shareholders.
- Almost half the defendants convicted had no prior arrest records.
- Research has since confirmed the importance of prior knowledge to reading comprehension across a wide variety of situations.
- Those prior studies examined cases that were missed in the clinical laboratory.
- Meanwhile, citizens with little prior exposure to the rudiments of democratic practices acquired repeated experience with voting.
- At common law, the father of a legitimate child was seen as having a prior and stronger claim to possession of the child than the mother in disputes concerning the custody of the child.
- His prior columns on tort reform may be found in the archive of his columns on this site.
- Although some winners were unable to attend due to prior engagements or ill-health, the vast majority of the past recipients of the prestigious award were at the dinner.
- The AIC is a self-report measure developed for this study that records injuries that occurred in the prior 6 months.
- It does appear that, due to the patient leaving the ward without prior notice to the staff nurse, this routine was not carried out.
- When the student returns, she must be reinstated to her prior status.
Synonyms earlier, previous, preceding, foregoing, antecedent, advance, preparatory, preliminary, initial
nounˈpraɪ(ə)rˈprī(ə)r North American informal A previous criminal conviction. 〈北美，非正式〉犯罪前科 he had no juvenile record, no priors 他没有少年犯罪记录，没有前科。 Example sentencesExamples - You know, I really think that actually there was someone on that list that had a prior, and - for marijuana, and, they had been to prison before, so there were some people that had priors.
- It's a diversion program, a deferred sentencing program, for ‘predicate felons,’ people with multiple serious priors and a drug problem who would otherwise be serving long sentences.
- This man has no priors, who has been a contributing worker throughout his life, finds himself in the dock charged with a very serious offence.
- I want to look Jason up on LEAP, see whether he's got any priors we might like to know about.
- We talked about the prior - the arrest warrants that are outstanding for this individual, Edmunds.
- She had four felony convictions for burglary and petty theft with priors, and had been out of prison for a couple of years when she coolly shoplifted, then viciously fought me in the parking lot.
PhrasesBefore a particular time or event. 在…以前；先于；优先于 she visited me on the day prior to her death 她去世的前一天还来看我。 Example sentencesExamples - He worked up to seven days a week and had never been in trouble prior to the incident.
- Why are cameras not placed at frequent intervals on this road or, at the very least prior to a sharp bend?
- But today he said the pair had not made any plans for their wedding prior to their split.
- Informed consent was obtained from each individual prior to the beginning of the study.
- We caught up with Ellis just prior to the release of the first issue and asked him, why Los Angeles?
- In previous years, they ensured that the ragwort was pulled up prior to its seeding.
- Hamlet had no significant injury problems prior to their midweek match at Fleet Town.
- The schools had the song sheets for a couple of months prior to the event to practice.
- The concert was his last as he has resigned prior to becoming head of strings at Bedford School.
- Nor is he the sort of method actor who immerses himself in a role for months prior to shooting.
- We saw the stables where the pit ponies were kept prior to going down the pit.
- Mrs Scott had to spend two weeks in hospital, including a week prior to the Caesarian birth.
- They complained that they had not been consulted properly by the council prior to the work.
- There will also be a temporary away seating area constructed prior to the start of the new season.
- It may be necessary to make arrangements for a banker's draft prior to the sale.
- He was in his eighties and had lived an active life as a farmer prior to his retirement.
- The mining industry had not been a major direct source of state revenue prior to the depression.
- In the weeks and months prior to his death, he took some steps to organise his financial affairs.
- He said that the back of the silver Rover had been clipped by the blue Mercedes prior to the collision.
- When he was spoken to several days later, he denied that he had been drinking prior to the crash.
Synonyms before, until, till, up to, previous to, earlier than, preceding, leading up to, in advance of, ahead of, ante-, pre-
OriginEarly 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘former, elder’, related to prae ‘before’. nounˈpraɪ(ə)rˈprī(ə)r 1A man who is head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders. （某些宗教教会的）男主持，尤指 - 1.1 The man next in rank below an abbot.
男修道院副院长；男副主持 Example sentencesExamples - One person who presented his ideas on the longitude was Jacques Graindorge, the prior of a Benedictine abbey in Fontenay near Caen.
- Abbots were the spiritual heads of the larger monasteries (abbesses for nuns), with priors in charge of smaller or daughter houses.
- The first abbot of Dunfermline was Geoffrey, prior of Canterbury, while David I's Cistercian foundation at Melrose was established by monks from Rievaulx.
- Friaries were occupied by friars, abbeys were headed by abbots, priories by priors.
- Until the Reformation, the spiritual peerage also included abbots and priors, and spiritual peers formed a majority of the House of Lords.
- 1.2 The head of a house of friars.
托钵会会长 Example sentencesExamples - Brother John, who became the prior at Mont-Cornillon in 1242, must have been the first male to whom Juliana spoke regarding her vision for the new feast.
- Although the documents are not clear, most historians agree that he was appointed prior of the Dominican convent in Würzburg.
- He was ordained in May 1953 and has served as prior, novice master and Bursar.
- The Chartreuse de Champmol was founded for twenty-four monks and a prior, which was twice the usual number in a typical Carthusian foundation.
- Taize is a celibate, monastic community of men living under a common rule with Brother Roger as prior.
OriginLate Old English, from a medieval Latin noun use of Latin prior ‘elder, former’ (see prior). |