"that which takes precedence," noun use of Latin neuter of prior "former, earlier" (see prior (adj.)). The hybrid car (with a capital P- ) debuted in 1997 in Japan, 2001 in U.S. and Europe. Name supposedly chosen because the car is a predecessor of new types. Proper plural is said to be Priora, but that is for the adjective.
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1. Modern gas - electric hybrids such as the Toyota Prius exist in part because of bureaucrats.
政府干預也是豐田普瑞斯(Prius)等油電混合動力車出現的原因之一.
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2. Toyota's Prius car is still short supply, the purchase must queue.
豐田的普銳斯車依然供不應求, 購買的人必須排隊等候.
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3. The Matrix offers more cargo capacity than the Prius, for a lower price.
矩陣提供了更多的貨運能力比普銳斯, 對于以較低的價格.
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4. Now American officials are investigating the brake system on the twenty ten Prius.
現在,美國官員正在調查普銳斯的剎車系統(tǒng).
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5. One of the vehicles in the mat recall was the Prius, the world top selling hybrid.