English Dictionary

a priori

/ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/

形容詞

(logic) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence. / Self-evident, intuitively obvious. / Presumed without analysis.

日本語の意味

経験や実験などの実証的証拠に頼らず、仮説や理論に基づく先験的な考え方 / 直感的に自明であるとされる、自己明白な性質 / 詳細な検証や分析を行わずに前提とされる、仮定上の状態

A priori knowledge is based on reasoning and deduction.

意味（1）

(logic) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.

In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.

意味（2）

Self-evident, intuitively obvious.

意味（3）

Presumed without analysis.

While the great critics drew their authority from the breadth of their reading, New Criterion critics often base their authority on an a priori rejection of the contemporary.

意味（4）

(linguistics, conlanging) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.

Conlangers can also create a priori languages, which have no basis in existing languages. You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series “Star Trek,” the Na’vi language from the movie “Avatar,” and the Dothraki language from the television series “Game of Thrones” are all examples of a priori languages.

more a priori （ comparative ）

most a priori （ superlative ）