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former [形容詞] 前者

['fɔ:mə] 音源引用Dr.eye譯典通
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former

['fɔ:mə]

adj.前者的, 前任的, 以前的 
n.創造者, <英>學校某一年級的學生

例句與用法:

It was more in sorrow than in anger that he criticized his former colleague.

他批評以前的同事,並非出於氣憤而是為他惋惜。

Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse.

珍和瑪麗是好朋友,前者是老師,後者是護士。

He is too proud now to be seen with his former friends.

他現在忘乎所以了,覺得跟以前的朋友在一起有失他的臉面。

Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.

這兩個人中,前者已死,而後者仍然活著。

The poor girl found it hard to throw off her former boy friend.

這可憐的女孩發覺要擺脫掉她以前的男朋友很不容易。

Of these alternatives, I prefer the former.

在這兩者之間我願選擇前者。

Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.

希思先生是英國前任首相。

英文解釋:

名詞 former:


the first of two or the first mentioned of two


形容詞 former:


referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

belonging to some prior time

同義詞:erstwhileoldonetimequondamsometime


(used especially of persons) of the immediate past

同義詞:lateprevious


belonging to the distant past

同義詞:earlyother




同義詞

previous | prior | earlier | past | first | preceding | anterior | sometime | old | antecedent | back | ago | ex- | last | quondam | onetime | late | early | one-time | erstwhile | other | foregoing |

反義詞

latter | later | present |

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