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在……之前;居先
A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death.
65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡
It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.
栽种之前给土壤施肥很重要。
A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death.
65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡。
If a person places money prior to anything else, it's very likely that he could not enjoy the happiness in life.
如果一个人将金钱置于其他事物之前的话,那他很可能无法享受生活中的快乐。
It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.
在冷冻鱼之前没有必要总是取出其内脏。
Prior to the nineteenth century, there were almost no channels of social mobility.
19世纪以前,几乎没有社会流动的渠道。
|precedence/antecedence;在……之前;居先
"prior to"是一个正式用语的介词短语,表示在某个时间点或事件之前发生或存在,相当于更常见的"before"。该表达强调时间或逻辑顺序的优先性,常见于法律文书、学术论文和商务沟通等正式场合。
根据牛津学习者词典的解释,"prior to"后接名词或动名词,构成时间状语。例如:"Prior to submitting the report, the team conducted three rounds of verification"(在提交报告前,团队进行了三轮核查)。
柯林斯词典收录的例句显示,该短语常见于:
该短语源自拉丁语"prior"(更早的),最早记录于15世纪英语文献,最初用于宗教文本描述事件的时间关系,18世纪后逐渐扩展至各专业领域。
“Prior to” 是一个常用的介词短语,表示“在……之前”,主要用于描述某一事件或时间点之前的状况。以下是详细解释:
正式性:
“Prior to” 比 “before” 更正式,常见于学术、法律或商业文本中。
例句(正式):Prior to signing the contract, consult a lawyer.(签署合同前,请咨询律师。)
例句(口语):Check the details before you sign.(签字前检查细节。)
语法结构:
“Prior to” 后接名词、动名词(-ing形式),而 “before” 可接名词或从句。
正确:Prior to leaving, turn off the lights.(离开前关灯。)
错误:Prior to you leave…(需改为 “before you leave”)。
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