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单词 formerly
释义
formerly
adverb
formal
uk
/ˈfɔː.mə.li/us
/ˈfɔːr.mɚ.li/
B2
in the past:
以前，从前，在过去
TheEuropeanUnionwas formerly called theEuropeanCommunity.欧盟旧称欧洲共同体。
Synonyms
once
previously
More examples
  • Thepositionofourformerlyillegalworkershas now beenregularized.
  • Theartistformerlyknownas Prince.
  • Thebuildingwas formerly used as abank, but is now beingturnedinto abar.
  • Thehousewas formerlyownedby thelocalcouncil.
  • Many formerlyradicalstudentsnowworkfor thegovernment.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
In the past
  • ago
  • any moreidiom
  • anymore
  • back in the dayidiom
  • back thenidiom
  • clock
  • departed
  • dim
  • flood
  • mist
  • moon
  • more
  • no longeridiom
  • non-current
  • rewind the clockidiom
  • sometime
  • step
  • step back (in time)idiom
  • the mists of timeidiom
  • the status quo ante
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Before, after and already
(Definition offormerlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

formerly| American Dictionary

formerly
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈfɔr·mər·li/
before thepresenttimeor in the past:
Formerly, he had goneregularlytoEurope, but now heseldomtraveled.
(Definition offormerlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

formerly| Business English

formerly
adverb
uk
/ˈfɔːməli/us
in the past:
Twocompaniesformerlytradedon the Nasdaq Stock MarketbeganNYSEtradingthisweek.
(Definition offormerlyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformerly

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The majority also agreed that they gained a new appreciation of life and the relationships they hadformerlytaken for granted.
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On the other hand, systems originating in the metropolis extended further and more effectively intoformerlyrural areas.
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They addressed himformerlyand would stand silently before him waiting until he granted permission to speak.
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This consciousness is potentially liberating and allows for the use of knowledge in ways that were notformerlyaccessible.
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Ordinances like these were designed to crack down on secret societies, which wereformerlyused as a means of signaling credibility that enabled exchange.
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In both studies, however, parents rated theirformerlycolicky children as more emotional or difficult.
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Neo-liberal globalization is said to have homogenizing effects onformerlyregionally specific capitalist forms.
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Mechanical reproduction may unveil hidden aspects of the original and take the copy toformerlyinaccessible places.
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By the mid-1970s a resurgent new right was breeding a much more aggressive ' defence ' of theformerlylargely indefensible.
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But these groups, which already existedformerly, had never managed to hold their own against the enormous tide of violence.
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For that matter,formerlyexisting items also may be perceptually isolated, despite the fact that they no longer exist.
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Those whoformerlyfollowed clerical authorities unquestioningly are raising their independent voices and demanding to be heard.
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Many wereformerlyemployed in caring-related professions such as nursing, social work and teaching.
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In such localities the fly is found in as great numbers asformerly, and they bite as freely.
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Havingformerlyrun a club for divorced and separated people, she now continued in the informal role of counsellor.
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