former

'fɒ:mә
高考四级考研托福雅思 Collins 5

英文释义

n. the first of two or the first mentioned of two
a. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); I prefer the former version to the latter one"
s. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

中文翻译

a. 从前的, 前者的
n. 起形成作用的人(或物), 模型, 样板

5
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
588
BNC 频率
442
使用频率

记忆技巧

former由词根form（形状、形式）和后缀-er（表示人或物）组成，表示“以前的”或“前者的”，可以理解为“以前的形状或形式”。

例句

1. The former president gave a speech at the conference.
前总统在会议上发表了演讲。
2. She is a former teacher who now works as a writer.
她是一位前教师，现在是一名作家。
3. They visited their former school to see old friends.
他们回访了以前的学校，见了老朋友。

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