名詞 anterior:

1. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
   同義詞：front tooth

形容詞 anterior:

1. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body
2. earlier in time
   同義詞：prior

1. Situated anterior to the frontal bone.
   前額骨的位于額骨前部的
2. We've already finished the work anterior to the schedule.
   我們已經(jīng)提前完成了工作。
3. This story is about people anterior to the flood.
   這個故事是關(guān)于洪水時期以前的人們的。

an.te.ri.or

adj.Abbr. a.（形容詞）縮寫 a.
Placed before or in front.
前面的：位于前部的，前面的
Occurring before in time; earlier.
先前的：時間上先發(fā)生的；較早的
Anatomy
【解剖學(xué)】
Located near or toward the head in lower animals.
頭部附近的：位于或朝著低級動物頭部附近的
Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals.
身體附近的，身體前部的：位于高級動物身體附近或前部的
Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in human beings.
人體器官的，人體器官附近的，人體前側(cè)面的：位于人體某器官或附近的，或在人體前側(cè)面的
Botany In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.
【植物學(xué)】 莖干前部的：在莖或干前部且背向莖干的

來源：
Latin [comparative of] ante [before] * see ant-
拉丁語 [] ante的比較級 [在…之前] *參見 ant-

【引伸】
ante.riorly
adv.（副詞）