former的英文翻譯是什么意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：
詳盡釋義
- 前者的
- 在前的
- 前任的
- 先前的，以前的，從前的，往昔的，昔日的，往日的，舊時的，過去的，一度的
- 樣板
- 創造者，構成者，形成者
- 【機】模型
- 成形設備
- 【無線電】線圈架
- 公學及其他中等學校的學生
- 支撐板
- 前者
雙解釋義
- [A]過去的,在前的,以前的 of an earlier period or time
英英釋義
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the first of two or the first mentioned of two;
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
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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"
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belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend"
"our former glory"
"the once capital of the state"
"her quondam lover"
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(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"
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belonging to the distant past;
"the early inhabitants of Europe"
"former generations"
"in other times"
former的用法和樣例：
例句
- Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.
這兩個人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活著。 - Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.
希思先生是英國前任首相。 - I paid a visit to my former English teacher.
我拜訪了我以前的英語老師。 - Many of his former supporters voted against him.
他以前的許多支持者投票反對他。
- a former of ideas
想出主意者 - He is a fifth former.
他是五年級生。
常見句型
- He is the former premier.
他是前任總理。 - Some of them bitter attacked their former friends.
他們中有些人惡毒地攻擊他們過去的朋友。 - It was the former capital of Turkey.
這是土耳其過去的首都。 - He's back to his former self again.
他又恢復了以前的樣子。
詞匯搭配
- former capital 故都
- former husband 前夫
- former president 前總統
- former wife 前妻
經典引文
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The Framer and Former of the Vniverse.
出自： R. Cudworth -
The last thing..I want is to reopen our disagreements of former days.
出自： B. Moore
former的詳細講解：
詞語用法
- the former表示“前者”，the latter表示“后者”，兩者相對，只可用于兩個人或物之間；
- former Mayor表示“前任市長”，而former Ambassador表示“前任大使”，這種former的用法多見于美國，英國人習慣用ex-來表示“前任的”。
詞義辨析
- previous，foregoing，preceding，prior，former
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- 這些形容詞均可表示“在前的”之意。
- previous指時間上、順序上較早的，或指正在談論的某事的前一個。
- foregoing指前所述的，是following的反義詞。
- preceding特指時間和地位上緊接在前。
- prior與previous同義，?？蓳Q用，但prior有時強調更大的重要性，對比意味強。
- former系latter的反義詞，比prior更著重對比。
