| 释义 |
for·mer¹ /ˈfɔːmə(r)/
a.
1. 在前的；(两者中)前面的
the former part of a chapter 一章的前半部分
Jack and Bill are twins, but the former is taller than the latter. 杰克和比尔是双胞胎，但前者比后者个子高。
Some sects are more radical than others. Those former include ... 有些教派比其他的更为激进。前者中包括…
2. 以前的，早先的，旧时的
former correspondence 以往的信件
in former times 从前
3. 前任的；一度的
former Justice Arthur Smith 前法官阿瑟·史密斯
The house was built by her former husband. 房子是她的前夫造的。
a former athlete 昔日的运动员
[<ME formere; 仿 formost foremost] |