prior
gb/pɹˈaɪɚ/ us/pɹˈaɪɚ/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2200
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
B1
relation
1
Happening earlier in time
Happening or existing before something else in time.
รูปแบบการใช้:
prior to [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prior' with 'priority'. 'Prior' refers to something earlier in time, while 'priority' means something more important.
คำพ้องความหมาย
previous (Very similar; 'previous' is more common in everyday speech, while 'prior' can sound slightly more formal.)
คำตรงข้าม
subsequent (Refers to something that happens after, making it the opposite in terms of time sequence.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
prior to
|prior experience
|prior knowledge
|prior notice
หัวข้อ
time
|sequence
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- You must have prior approval before entering the building.
- I had no prior knowledge of the event.
- The contract was signed prior to the meeting.
- Prior experience in teaching is preferred for this job.
- She finished her work prior to the deadline.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I met him prior to the class.
- We spoke prior to the game.
- You need prior permission to enter.
- I had prior plans for the evening.
คำนาม
B2
entity
2
Previous criminal conviction
A crime someone has been found guilty of before.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may think 'prior' as a noun can mean any previous event; in legal English it specifically refers to past convictions.
คำพ้องความหมาย
previous conviction (Direct equivalent; slightly more formal and explicit than 'prior' used alone.)
คำตรงข้าม
clean record (Means having no previous convictions, opposite of having a 'prior'.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
have a prior
|prior conviction
|prior offense
หัวข้อ
law
|crime
ตัวอย่าง
- The defendant had two priors on his record.
- Because of his priors, the judge gave him a harsher sentence.
- Her prior was for petty theft.
- Police discovered he had several priors for burglary.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He has a prior for robbery.
- The man has two priors.
- She was arrested but had no priors.
- The judge saw his priors.
คำนาม
formal
C1
entity
3
Head of a priory or monastery
A leader in some religious houses, below an abbot.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'prior' in this sense with the adjective meaning 'earlier', as they are unrelated meanings.
คำพ้องความหมาย
monastic superior (General term for someone in charge of a monastery; not specific to rank below abbot.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
the Prior of [place]
|monastery prior
หัวข้อ
religion
|history
ตัวอย่าง
- The Prior welcomed visitors to the monastery.
- In medieval times, the Prior managed the daily affairs of the priory.
- The monks elected a new Prior after the old one retired.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The Prior spoke to the monks.
- We met the Prior at the church.
- The Prior leads the monastery.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
prior
IPA
GB/pɹˈaɪɚ/
US/pɹˈaɪɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
pri - or (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (pri)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: prior
Noun
- Base: prior
- Plural: priors
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
priors
noun
Core family
priority
noun B1
prioritize
verb B2
Negative and opposite forms
subsequent
adjective B2
subsequently
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
prioritization
noun
วลีและสำนวน
prior to
1/pɹˈaɪɚ tə/
fixed phrase
Before a specific event/time
Before something happens or before a certain time.
ตัวอย่าง
- Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment.
- They met for coffee prior to the interview.