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prior

🇬🇧/ˈpraɪə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈpraɪər/
You use prior to indicate that something has already happened, or must happen, before another event takes place. 事先的(无比较级最高级)

adjective [原级] 先前的,事先的;<正式>优先的,更重要的;<正式>在前面的(prior to)

A prior claim or duty is more important than other claims or duties and needs to be dealt with first. 优先的

noun [专属名词] <美,非正式>犯罪前科;小修道院院长;大修道院副院长;托钵会会长

the superior of a house and community in certain religious orders (一些宗教教派中的社区)长老; 德高望重者

pri(=prim, 第一, 首要)+or→排在第一的→优先的, 在前的
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A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death. 65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡。
The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments. 我选择的那家公司有优先承诺。
He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest. 他声称他事先对那次抗议一无所知。
Visits are by prior arrangement. 参观需要事先安排。
The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action. 宪法要求总统寻求国会对军事行动的事先批准。