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the prior of [place]
The prior of the monastery led the daily prayers.
修道院的副院长带领每日祈祷。
修道院副院长；小修道院院长
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修道院副院长；小修道院院长
A senior member of a religious order; in an abbey, the officer ranking just below the abbot.
The prior of the monastery led the daily prayers.
修道院的副院长带领每日祈祷。
A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
A high-ranking member of a religious house or religious order.
宗教团体的首领；在修道院中,副住持位于住持之下。
the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
The prior of the monastery welcomed the pilgrims with a warm smile.
修道院的院长微笑着热情欢迎朝圣者。
Two priors attended the regional council meeting to discuss monastic rules.
两位隐修院副院长参加了地区会议，讨论修道院规章。
The prior's decision to renovate the chapel was supported by the entire community.
院长翻修小教堂的决定得到了整个社区的支持。
The prior of the monastery led the daily prayers.
修道院的副院长带领每日祈祷。
He served as prior for over twenty years.
他担任了二十多年的院长。
Thomas became prior in 1540.
托马斯于1540年成为院长。
Not this
He is a prior teacher.
Use this
He is a former teacher.
“prior”是名词，意为“小隐修院院长”，不能用作形容词表示“之前的”；应使用“former”或“previous”。
Not this
The prior are coming to visit.
Use this
The prior is coming to visit.
主语“the prior”是单数名词，谓语动词应用单数“is”而不是复数“are”。
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修道院院长
The prior of the monastery led the morning prayers.
修道院院长主持了晨祷。
被任命为院长
He was appointed prior of the priory last year.
他去年被任命为该隐修院的院长。
院长的职责
The prior's duties include managing the monastery's finances.
院长的职责包括管理修道院的财务。
担任院长
He served as prior for over a decade.
他担任了十多年院长。
院长和修士们
The prior and the monks worked together in the garden.
院长和修士们一起在花园里劳作。
院长的祝福
The travelers received the prior's blessing before their journey.
旅行者在出发前接受了院长的祝福。
在…之前
Please submit your report prior to the deadline.
请在截止日期之前提交报告。
已有安排；先约
I'm sorry, I can't attend the meeting due to a prior engagement.
抱歉，我因已有安排无法参加会议。
事先同意
You must obtain prior consent before using the image.
使用这张图片前必须获得事先同意。
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prior发音像‘普赖尔’，联想‘院长普赖尔（priority）在众人之前’，记住‘prior’是‘院长’。
正式, 宗教机构或历史语境
可数名词，指修道院副院长或院长。
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