former是什么意思

2024-01-09 14:01:17

former

美[fɔːrmər] 英[fɔːmə(r)]

adj. 前者的；前任的；以前的

n. 创造者；<英>学校某一年级的学生

近义词：old，preceding，latter，

adj.(形容词)

n.(名词)

adj.(形容词)

Noun

the first of two or the first mentioned of two;
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

Adjective

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several);
"the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"
belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend" "our former glory" "the once capital of the state" "her quondam lover"
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
"the former president" "our late President is still very active" "the previous occupant of the White House"
belonging to the distant past;
"the early inhabitants of Europe" "former generations" "in other times"

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用作形容词(adj.)

Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。
Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.希思先生是英国前任首相。
I paid a visit to my former English teacher.我拜访了我以前的英语老师。
Many of his former supporters voted against him.他以前的许多支持者投票反对他。

用作名词(n.)