anterior

形容词 adj.
/anˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/    /ænˈtɪɹ.i.ɚ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal. not-comparable
    — Transillumination of anterior teeth, using the composite curing light placed labially to shine through the tooth and be viewed using the mouth mirror, shows up any cavities as dark interproximal shadows.
  2. Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.; (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem. not-comparable
  3. Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.; Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t. not-comparable
  4. Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding. formal,not-comparable
    — anterior to the time when mankind have become capable of being improved by free and equal discussion.

词形变化

anteriour alternative,obsolete

词源

Borrowed from Latin anterior (“that is before, foremost”).
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