# prior
##### 词义
- 英:/ˈpraɪə(r)/; 美:/ˈpraɪər/
- #词性/adj 先前的,较早的,在前的;优先的,占先的;<统>先验的;在前面的;(证券)有优先权的;较重要的
- #词性/n <口>前科;(小隐修院)院长;(隐修院)会长,副院长;(中世纪佛罗伦萨及其他意大利共和国的)最高执政官
##### 例句
- 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,当时在范德比尔特大学工作的认知科学家约翰·布兰斯福德和丹尼尔·施瓦茨发现,年轻人与儿童的区别不在于保留事实或将先前的知识应用于新情况的能力,而在于一种他们称之为"为未来学习做好准备"的品质。
- However , prior team knowledge integration literature neglected to study this issue .
- 但是,先前的文献忽略了这个问题。
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##### 形态
- #形态/word_pl priors