prior中文意思：先前的。
prior的读音/ˈpraɪər/，释义：adj.（时间、顺序等）先前的；优先的，n.男修道院副院长；托钵会会长；（非正式）犯罪前科；先验；（一些宗教教派中的社区）长老，n.（Prior）（美）普廖尔（人名）。复数priors，比较级more prior，最高级most prior。
例句
1.Visits are by prior arrangement.
参观需要事先安排。
2.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。
3.It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.
栽种之前给土壤施肥很重要。
4.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。
5.She will be unable to attend because of a prior engagement.
因事先有别的安排，她将不能出席。
涅槃0531
