prior

🇬🇧/ˈpraɪə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈpraɪər/📚 14369 67 3四级六级考研托福雅思

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)}

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

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

单词造句:

反义词posterior/pɒˈstɪəriə(r)/adj. 较后的(无比较级最高级)；其次的

关联词before/bɪˈfɔː(r)/prep. 在 … 之前，先于

关联词junior/ˈdʒuːniə/adj. 年少的；后进的；下级的

词组	含义	例句
be prior to	在…之前，先于…(不能使用Than比较)：指在某个时间或事件之前发生或存在。	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。}