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anterior to sth
表示位置或时间上位于某物之前。
The anterior part of the brain is involved in planning.
大脑前部参与规划。
前面的；前部的
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前面的；前部的
Located at or toward the front, especially the front of the body or head.
The anterior part of the brain is involved in planning.
大脑前部参与规划。
多用于解剖学，指靠近身体前部或头部。
更靠近前端,尤指身体前部；靠近头部或动物前部的
Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
The anterior muscles of the thigh are important for walking.
大腿前部的肌肉对行走很重要。
The author's anterior works were less known than his later novels.
这位作者的早期作品不如他的后期小说出名。
The anterior end of the worm is more sensitive to touch.
蠕虫的前端对触摸更敏感。
表示位置或时间上位于某物之前。
The anterior part of the brain is involved in planning.
大脑前部参与规划。
用作定语，修饰名词。
The anterior chamber of the eye is filled with aqueous humor.
眼前房充满房水。
Not this
The anterior of the building is damaged.
Use this
The anterior part of the building is damaged.
“anterior” 是形容词，不能直接作名词使用；应加上 “part” 等名词构成名词短语。
Not this
This event is anterior than that one.
Use this
This event is anterior to that one.
表示 “在……之前” 应使用介词 “to”，而非比较级结构 “than”。“anterior to” 是固定搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
前交叉韧带
He tore his anterior cruciate ligament while playing football.
他在踢足球时撕裂了前交叉韧带。
垂体前叶
The anterior pituitary secretes several important hormones.
垂体前叶分泌几种重要激素。
前房（眼的）
The doctor checked the pressure in his anterior chamber.
医生检查了他眼前房的压力。
前壁
The ultrasound showed a mass on the anterior wall of the bladder.
超声显示膀胱前壁有一个肿块。
前牙
The dentist examined her anterior teeth for cavities.
牙医检查了她的前牙是否有蛀牙。
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记法：anterior 首字母 a 像箭头指向前方，所以意为‘前面的；前部的’。
语域：formal 常见场景：解剖学、医学、动物学 anterior 是专业术语，多用于解剖学、医学或生物学等正式语境中描述身体前部，日常口语中较少使用。
通常用于正式或医学语境，表示时间或空间上的前面。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.