英语词汇“prior”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prior1

/ˈprʌɪə

adjective [attributive]

Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance: he has a prior engagement this evening...

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.
Almost half the defendants convicted had no prior arrest records.

Synonyms

earlier, previous, preceding, foregoing, antecedent, advance, preparatory, preliminary, initial

rare anterior, precedent

noun North American informal

A previous criminal conviction: he had no juvenile record, no priors...

We talked about the prior - the arrest warrants that are outstanding for this individual, Edmunds.
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.
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.

Phrases

prior to

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin, literally 'former, elder', related to prae 'before'.

Rhymes

prior2

/ˈprʌɪə

noun

1The male head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders, in particular:

1.1The man next in rank below an abbot.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.
The first abbot of Dunfermline was Geoffrey, prior of Canterbury, while David I's Cistercian foundation at Melrose was established by monks from Rievaulx.

1.2The head of a house of friars.Although the documents are not clear, most historians agree that he was appointed prior of the Dominican convent in Würzburg....

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.

Derivatives

priorate

/ˈprʌɪərət/ noun ...

Their organization was strictly hierarchical, into priorates, then bailiwicks and lastly commanderies.
He painted it in the year of our Lord 1413, in the month of February, during the time of Matthew's priorate of this monastery.

priorship

/ˈprʌɪəʃɪp/ noun ...

Under his priorship great care was given to the liturgical chant, to studies in general and the strengthening of the monastic spirit.
Fr John Keating, O.Carm., during his priorship (1976-82), removed the choir stalls from the Oratory and installed the present seating in order to accommodate the growing numbers coming to the Eucharist on Sundays.

Origin

Late Old English, from a medieval Latin noun use of Latin prior 'elder, former' (see prior¹).

单词	prior
释义	prior1 /ˈprʌɪə / adjective [attributive] Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance: he has a prior engagement this evening... 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. Almost half the defendants convicted had no prior arrest records. Synonyms earlier, previous, preceding, foregoing, antecedent, advance, preparatory, preliminary, initial rare anterior, precedent noun North American informal A previous criminal conviction: he had no juvenile record, no priors... We talked about the prior - the arrest warrants that are outstanding for this individual, Edmunds. 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. 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. Phrases prior to Origin Early 18th century: from Latin, literally 'former, elder', related to prae 'before'. Rhymes acquire, 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 prior2 /ˈprʌɪə / noun 1The male head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders, in particular: 1.1The man next in rank below an abbot.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. The first abbot of Dunfermline was Geoffrey, prior of Canterbury, while David I's Cistercian foundation at Melrose was established by monks from Rievaulx. 1.2The head of a house of friars.Although the documents are not clear, most historians agree that he was appointed prior of the Dominican convent in Würzburg.... 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. Derivatives priorate /ˈprʌɪərət/ noun ... Their organization was strictly hierarchical, into priorates, then bailiwicks and lastly commanderies. He painted it in the year of our Lord 1413, in the month of February, during the time of Matthew's priorate of this monastery. priorship /ˈprʌɪəʃɪp/ noun ... Under his priorship great care was given to the liturgical chant, to studies in general and the strengthening of the monastic spirit. Fr John Keating, O.Carm., during his priorship (1976-82), removed the choir stalls from the Oratory and installed the present seating in order to accommodate the growing numbers coming to the Eucharist on Sundays. Origin Late Old English, from a medieval Latin noun use of Latin prior 'elder, former' (see prior¹).
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