anterior
adjective /ænˈtɪəriə(r)/
/ænˈtɪriər/
[only before noun] (specialist)- (of a part of the body
) at or near the front身体部位 前部的;前面的 - anterior and posterior ends of the embryo
胚胎的前端和后端
Collocations DictionaryAnterior is used with these nouns:- part
词源mid 16th cent.: from French antérieur or Latin anterior, comparative of ante ‘before’. - anterior and posterior ends of the embryo