prior
翻譯:
adj.先前的，較早的，在前的;優先的，占先的;較重要的;（證券）有優先權的;<統>先驗的;在前面的;
n.(小隱修院)院長;(隱修院)會長，副院長;（中世紀佛羅倫薩及其他意大利***和國的）最高執政官;<口>前科;
例句:
1.More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called "preparation for future learning."
十多年前,當時在範德比爾特大學工作的認知科學家約翰·布蘭斯福德和丹尼爾·施瓦茨發現,年輕人與兒童的區別不在於保留事實或將先前的知識應用於新情況的能力,而在於壹種他們稱之為"為未來學習做好準備"的品質。
2.However, prior team knowledge integration literature neglected to study this issue.
但是，先前的文獻忽略了這個問題。
3.This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent.
未事先征得書面許可，此消息不得泄露。
4.Students should have prior experience of veterinary practice.
學生應有獸醫工作的經驗。