名詞 priority:

1. status established in order of importance or urgency
   同義詞：precedence, precedency
2. preceding in time
   同義詞：antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency

1. Vehicles coming from the right have priority.
   從右邊駛來(lái)的車輛享有優(yōu)先通行權(quán)。
2. The search for a new vaccine took priority over all other medical research.
   在各種醫(yī)藥研究中，應(yīng)首先解決尋找新疫苗的問題。
3. Your trouble is you've got your priorities back to front!
   你因?yàn)楸灸┑怪貌懦隽寺闊?/div>
4. The Government gave (top) priority to reforming the legal system.
   政府將改革法制列為工作的重點(diǎn)。
5. You must decide what your priorities are.
   你應(yīng)該分清輕重緩急。
6. Housework is low on her list of priorities.
   在她那些非做不可的事情中，家務(wù)活并不重要。
7. Rebuilding the area is a (top) priority.
   重建這一地區(qū)是當(dāng)務(wù)之急。
8. I have priority over you in my claim.
   我的請(qǐng)求比你的優(yōu)先。

pri.or.i.ty

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pri.or.i.ties
Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency.
領(lǐng)先，優(yōu)先：尤指按重要性或緊急程度的順序建立的優(yōu)先地位

An established right to precedence.
優(yōu)先權(quán)：已獲得的（或已被承認(rèn)的）居先的權(quán)利
An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence.
建立這種居先地位的有權(quán)威的分級(jí)
A preceding or coming earlier in time.
在先，居前：在時(shí)間上居前或來(lái)得早
Something afforded or deserving prior attention.
優(yōu)先考慮的事或值得優(yōu)先注意的事

來(lái)源：
Middle English priorite
中古英語(yǔ) priorite
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Medieval Latin priôrit3s
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) priôrit3s
from Latin prior [first] * see prior 2
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) prior [第一] *參見 prior2