prior
US /ˈpraɪɚ/
・UK /'praɪə(r)/
B1 中級英檢高級多益
adj.形容詞先前的
Our family had no prior experience raising chickens
adj.形容詞更重要的
He has a prior claim to that money, sorry he’ll get it
n.名詞小修道院院長
In a monastery, the prior makes the rules
adv.副詞在...之前
The application must be submitted prior to the deadline.
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美國 vs 加拿大 | 醫學系與成為醫生的差異！ (United States vs Canada | Medical School & Becoming a Doctor)
- You'll start as a pre med in college or university in both Canada and the US, American medical schools require a bachelor's degree prior to matriculating, which generally takes at least four years.
在加拿大和美國，你都會從大專或大學的醫學預科開始，美國的醫學院要求在預科之前獲得學士學位，一般至少需要4年。
- However, most students do complete all four years and get a bachelor's degree prior to matriculating to medical school.
然而，大多數學生確實完成了所有四年的學習，並在預科進入醫學院之前獲得了學士學位。
澳洲迎來數十年來最嚴重水患！BBC新聞：雨勢預計將持續！ (More rain forecast after areas of Australia see worst flooding in decades - BBC News)
- Some communities who were battered by the bushfires are now being battered by the floods and deep drought prior to that.
所以，這並不是過去一年中這些地區遭遇的第一場自然災害。
- Deep drought prior to that and I don't know any time in our state's history, when we've had these extreme weather conditions, many families will spend the night in evacuation centers and with the rainfall showing no sign of letting up, there is no telling when they'll be able to get back to their homes.
在此之前，深層的乾旱，我不知道我們州歷史上任何時候，當我們遇到這種極端的天氣狀況時，許多家庭會在疏散中心過夜，而且降雨量沒有任何放緩的跡象，不知道他們什麼時候能夠回到自己的家。
英國即將發生什麼事？大多數人都毫無頭緒！ (“Most People Have No Idea What’s About To Happen To The UK”)
- Last year, almost 11,000 millionaires left the United Kingdom, prior to that, thousands more left.
去年，近 11,000 名百萬富翁離開了英國，在此之前，還有數千人離開了英國。
- Prior to that, thousands more left.
每年都有更多的富人決定離開英國。
國家地理頻道 - 萬裡長城紀錄片！ (National Geographic - The Great Wall of China - Documentary)
- To Avoid wastage of materials prior to construction of the fortress the architect was asked to calculate exactly how many bricks
為了避免材料的浪費，在建造堡壘之前，建築師被要求計算出到底有多少磚頭。
- To avoid wastage of materials prior to construction of the fortress, the architect was asked to calculate exactly how many bricks were required.
[999999]磚塊交付後，堡壘建成了，最後是工程負責人。
阿達一族你不知道的10個最黑暗祕密！ (Top 10 Darkest Things You Didn't Know About the Addams Family)
- Prior to becoming a hotshot actor, Astin lived in a rather questionable area of New York City.
這個瘋狂的造型可以說是阿斯廷自己創造的，但實際上他並不是專門為這個角色設計的。
- Prior to becoming a hotshot actor, Astin lived in a rather questionable area of New York City.
這個瘋狂的造型可以說是阿斯廷自己創造的，但實際上他並不是專門為這個角色設計的。
如何擺脫成癮的束縛？ (How to Weaken the Hold of Addiction)
- The addictive pattern is only a response, a part B to a part A, that we are not used to exploring. Addiction has nothing to do with loving what one is addicted to. It's to do with finding relief from a prior pain which has not been understood or addressed.
上癮模式只是一種反應，是我們不習慣探索的 A 部分的 B 部分。上癮與愛上癮的東西無關。它只是為了從之前未被理解或解決的痛苦中找到解脫。
- It's to do with finding relief from a prior pain which has not been understood or addressed.
川普對印度的關稅為何是場「災難」！ (Why Trump’s Tariffs on India is a DISASTER)
- The Indian economy began to grow dramatically back 25 years ago, in the year 2000, prior to that, it was barely growing, and the country is still trying to build its basic infrastructure, that people have roads, people have bridges, people have the basic necessities, forget about foods and cars and other stuff, I am not saying that it's a completely backwarded country, but you gotta understand that it has a bright future, it has a lot of potential, if this trend is going to continue, they will become one of the largest economies in the world in 30 to 40 years from now, but we are not there yet, we are still in 2025.
早在 25 年前，即 2000 年，印度經濟就開始大幅增長，在此之前，印度經濟幾乎沒有增長，印度仍在努力建設基本的基礎設施，人們有了道路，有了橋樑，有了基本的生活必需品，但食品、汽車和其他東西就不用說了、我並不是說它是一個完全落後的國家，但你必須明白，它有光明的未來，它有很大的潛力，如果這個趨勢繼續下去，他們將在 30 到 40 年後成為世界上最大的經濟體之一，但我們還沒有到那一步，我們還在 2025 年。
- Prior to that, it was barely growing,
試想一下，這對比美國人平均貧窮 30 倍的印度人的影響有多大。
獵奇的創作人生兩難！杭特·S·湯普森道出瘋狂藝術家的宿命？ (The Terrible Paradox of Being a Creative Person - Hunter S. Thompson)
- Thompson's work, originally a prior piece covering the Kentucky Derby. In Gonzo Journalism, the end piece is equal parts objective as it is objective. The journalist is largely central to the story, exaggerating and melding the truth with their imagination and typically humor, as opposed to being a detached observer reporting facts alone. To paraphrase the
湯普森的作品，原本是之前報道肯塔基德比的作品。在 "岡諾新聞 "中，最終的作品既客觀又不失真實。記者在很大程度上是故事的核心，他們用自己的想象力和典型的幽默來誇大和融合事實，而不是作為一個獨立的觀察者來報道事實。套用
- This literary style would come to be known as Gonzo or Gonzo journalism, which was coined and based on Thompson's work, originally a prior piece covering the Kentucky Derby.