priorKK [ˋpraɪɚ] /ˈpɹaɪɚ/形容詞1先前的、事先的、之前的置於名詞前She had no prior experience in customer service.她之前沒有任何客服方面的經驗。2優先的、更重要的正式I can't join you because I have a prior commitment.我不能跟你們去,因為我已經有先排定的約。片語1在……之前、早於正式Please arrive thirty minutes prior to the interview.請在面試前三十分鐘抵達。名詞1前科美式口語,常用複數The suspect already had two priors for theft.這名嫌犯已經有兩次竊盜前科。2小隱修院院長、副院長宗教The prior welcomed the visitors at the monastery gate.院長在修道院門口迎接訪客。