erstwhile是什么意思

2023-12-30 10:29:16

erstwhile

美[ɜːrstwaɪl] 英[ɜːstwaɪl]

adj. 从前的；往昔的

近义词：sometime，onetime，former，old，previous，past，earlier，ex，once，formerly，atonetime，quondam，erst，one-time，

adj.(形容词)

adv.(副词)

Adjective

belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend" "our former glory" "the once capital of the state" "her quondam lover"

Adverb

at a previous time;
"at one time he loved her" "her erstwhile writing" "she was a dancer once"

用作形容词(adj.)

His erstwhile friends turned against him.他先前的朋友转而与他作对。
This erstwhile schoolmaster had discovered a way of keeping us quiet in the evenings.这位往昔的老师找到了一种让我们晚上安静下来的方法。