anterior
anterior
adjective
anteriority
noun
anteriorly
adverb
语源
adjective
- (technical, chiefly Anatomy & Biology)nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body, or nearer to the head or forepart
(技 主剖，主生)（尤指身体）前部的，头部附近的；靠前的。 posterior 的反义词
the veins anterior to the heart.
心脏前部的血管。
■(Botany)(of a part of a flower or leaf) situated further away from the main stem
(植)（花，叶）前部（或端、面）的
■(Phonetics)pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e. g. b, p, d, t
(语音)前部音 - (formal)coming before in time; earlier
(正式)（时间上）先前的；早先的
an incident anterior to her troubles.
先于她苦恼的事件。
anteriority
noun
anteriorly
adverb
语源
- mid 16th cent.: from French antérieur or Latin anterior, comparative of ante 'before'
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