former
US
UK former adj: (previous, one time, ex)
SC 以前的 yǐ qián de
SC 旧时的 yǐ qián de ，jiù shí de
SC 前任 yǐ qián de ，qián rèn
He saw his former wife with another man.
他看见他的前妻和另一个男人在一起。
former adj: (earlier)
SC 之前的 zhī qián de
SC 先前的 zhī qián de，xiān qián de
SC 早些时候的 zhī qián de，zǎo xiē shí hòu de
My former thought, this morning, was that she was wrong, but I've changed my mind now.
今早的时候，我还认为她是错的，不过现在我不这么想了。
the former n: (first of two mentioned)
SC 前一个
SC 前者
TC 前者
TC 前者
I have a dog and a cat. The former barks while the latter meows.
我有一只狗和一只猫。前者发出狗吠，而后者则会猫叫。
former n: (one who forms)
SC 制造者 zhì zào zhě
TC 製造者
TC 製造者
SC 创造者 zhì zào zhě，chuàng zào zhě
TC 創造者
TC 創造者
Luther is said to be one of the principal formers of the modern German language.
据说路德是现代德语的主要创始人之一。
ex-president, former president n: (person: formerly the president of [sth])
SC 前总统
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia n: dated (country in the Balkans)
SC 前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia joined the United Nations in 1993.
in former times adv: (long ago)
SC 从前 cóng qián
TC 從前
TC 從前
SC 很久以前 cóng qián，hěn jiǔ yǐ qián
In former times, children as young as seven had to work in factories.
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia n: (country in SE Europe)
SC 马其顿王国 mǎ qí dùn wáng guó
Macedonia n: dated (country in the Balkans) (过时用语)
SC 马其顿共和国
Macedonia changed its name in 2019.
second former n: UK, dated (student: 12-13)
SC 12至13岁的学生