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• apriori

語源

First attested in 1610. Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌɑː pɹiˈɔːɹi/, /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌɑ pɹiˈoɹi/, /ˌæ pɹiˈoɹi/, /ˌeɪ pɹiˈoɹi/, /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈoɹaɪ/
• 韻: -ɔːɹi, -ɔːɹaɪ

形容詞

a priori (comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)

1. Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
2. Presumed without analysis.
3. (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.

   • 1996, Jeet Heer, Gravitas, Autumn 1996:

     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.

4. (linguistics, conlanging) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.
   • 2012 November 1, Laura Wright, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan‎, archived from the original on 26 February 2013:

     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.

同意語

• deductive

反意語

• a posteriori

派生語

関連する語

• a fortiori

副詞

a priori (comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)

1. (logic) In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.

   Synonym: deductively (broadly synonymous outside of philosophic arcanity)

   Antonyms: a posteriori, inductively

使用する際の注意点

A priori is broadly naturalized in English, but is sometimes typeset in italics.

参考

• ex ante

参照

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [ˈaː priˈoː.riː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [ˈaː priˈɔː.ri]

副詞

ā priōrī (not comparable)

1. (Medieval Latin) In a manner involving reasoning from cause to effect.
2. (New Latin) In a manner involving reasoning from first principles; a priori.

派生した語

参考

• ā posteriōrī