former

adjective

/ˈfɔːmə(r)/

/ˈfɔːrmər/

[only before noun]Idioms

that existed in earlier times以前的 synonym past (3)
- This fine ruin was, in former times, a royal castle.这个保留完好的遗址以前是座皇家城堡。
- This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory.这座美丽的老建筑物已恢复了昔日的壮观。
- her former life as a Russian ballerina 她以前作为俄罗斯芭蕾舞演员的生活
Topics Historyb2
that used to have a particular position or status in the past昔日的；前 synonym previous, one-time (1)
- the 41-year-old former world champion41岁的前世界冠军
- the former president/prime minister前总统/总理
- former South African president Nelson Mandela南非前总统纳尔逊 · 曼德拉
- both current and former employees现任和前任员工
- a former staff member 一名前工作人员
- my former boss/colleague/wife以前的老板／同事；前妻
- the countries of the former Soviet Union前苏联加盟共和国
- former Portuguese colonies前葡萄牙殖民地
the former…
used to refer to the first of two things or people mentioned（两者中）前者的
- The former option would be much more sensible.前一种选择要明智得多。
compare latter

词源Middle English: from Old English forma ‘first’ + -er.

former

noun

/ˈfɔːmə(r)/

/ˈfɔːrmər/

the former

(plural the former)
the first of two things or people mentioned（两者中的）前者
- He had to choose between giving up his job and giving up his principles. He chose the former.他得在放弃工作和放弃原则二者中择其一。他选择了前者。
- However, the former are excluded.不过，前者被排除在外。
compare latter
a person or thing that forms something形成者；构成物
- opinion formers and policy makers意见领袖和政策制定者

词源Middle English: from Old English forma ‘first’ + -er.

词汇	former
释义	former adjective /ˈfɔːmə(r)/ /ˈfɔːrmər/ [only before noun]Idioms that existed in earlier times以前的 synonym past (3) This fine ruin was, in former times, a royal castle.这个保留完好的遗址以前是座皇家城堡。 This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory.这座美丽的老建筑物已恢复了昔日的壮观。 her former life as a Russian ballerina 她以前作为俄罗斯芭蕾舞演员的生活 Topics Historyb2 that used to have a particular position or status in the past昔日的；前 synonym previous, one-time (1) the 41-year-old former world champion41岁的前世界冠军 the former president/prime minister前总统/总理 former South African president Nelson Mandela南非前总统纳尔逊 · 曼德拉 both current and former employees现任和前任员工 a former staff member 一名前工作人员 my former boss/colleague/wife以前的老板／同事；前妻 the countries of the former Soviet Union前苏联加盟共和国 former Portuguese colonies前葡萄牙殖民地 the former… used to refer to the first of two things or people mentioned（两者中）前者的 The former option would be much more sensible.前一种选择要明智得多。 compare latter 词源Middle English: from Old English forma ‘first’ + -er. see also sixth-former Idioms be a shadow/ghost of your former self to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have失去昔日的力量（或影响等）；威风不再；不如当年 When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self.当他的职业生涯结束时，他变成了以前的自己的影子。 former noun /ˈfɔːmə(r)/ /ˈfɔːrmər/ the former (plural the former) the first of two things or people mentioned（两者中的）前者 He had to choose between giving up his job and giving up his principles. He chose the former.他得在放弃工作和放弃原则二者中择其一。他选择了前者。 However, the former are excluded.不过，前者被排除在外。 compare latter a person or thing that forms something形成者；构成物 opinion formers and policy makers意见领袖和政策制定者词源Middle English: from Old English forma ‘first’ + -er.
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