prior的意思：先驗概率;（天主教小隱修院的）修道長，院長;（天主教大隱修院的）修道長，副住持;最高行政長官。
雙語例句：
1.?Prior?to the 19th century, there were almost no channels of social mobility。
在19世紀之前，幾乎不存在社會流動的渠道。
2. We had no?prior?notification。
我們事先沒收到通知。
3. Steve had no?prior?experience with disabled people。
史蒂夫以前沒有和殘疾人接觸的經歷。
4. The caves can be visited only by?prior?arrangement。
這些洞穴只接受預約參觀。
5. He knew about the interview?prior?to its publication and had actually previewed the piece。
這篇訪談的內容在發表以前他就已經知道了，並且實際上還預先閱覽過。