prior

詞型變化：

副詞:priorly 名詞:priority 英文字典

詞意辨析：

previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former

這些形容詞均可表示“在前的”之意。
previous: 指時間上、順序上較早的，或指正在談論的某事的前一個。
foregoing: 指前所述的，是following的反義詞。
preceding: 特指時間和地位上緊接在前。
prior: 與previous同義，常可換用，但prior有時強調更大的重要性，對比意味強。
former: 系latter的反義詞，比prior更著重對比。英文字典

英文解釋：

名詞 prior:

1. the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

形容詞 prior:

1. earlier in time
   同義詞：anterior

prior

英文造句：

1. I appreciate that you may have prior commitments.
   我體諒你可能事先已另有承諾。
2. It happened prior to my arrival.
   這發生在我到達之前。
3. I fear that a prior engagement will prohibit me from joining you in dinner.
   有約在先，我恐怕不能與你共進晚餐。
4. I was unable to attend the meeting because of a prior engagement.
   我因有約在先，所以未能參加這個會。
5. All the arrangements should have been completed prior to our departure.
   全部安排都應該在我們出發之前完成。