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former

英 /ˈfɔːmə(r)/美 /ˈfɔːrmər/
  • adj.
    旧时的；以前的，前……；（两者中）前者的
  • n.
    模子，模型；形成某事的人（或事）；线圈架，绕线模；（机翼、机身的）翼肋
  • pron.
    （两者中的）前者
  • 人名 （Former）（法）福尔梅，（德、捷）福尔默（人名）
复数formers
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词语例句

  1. 旧时的adj.

    六级四级

    • This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory.

      这座美丽的老建筑物已恢复了昔日的壮观。

    • A California television station Enfresno, reported Tuesday that Jim Savage, set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison.

      加州一家电视台 Enfresno 周二报道称，Jim Savage 创下了一项纪录，成为前往旧监狱的最年轻游泳者。

    • Today it exceeds any country but Japan, where industrial employees log 2,155 hours a year, compared with 1,951 in the US, and 1,603 in the former West Germany.

      如今，它已超过了除日本以外的任何国家。日本的工业员工每年工作2155小时，而美国的这一数据为1951小时，前西德为1603小时。

  2. 以前的，前……adj.

    六级四级

    • They lauded the former president as a hero.

      他们称颂前总统为英雄。

    • In 2003, Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor.

      2003年，剑桥大学任命另一位前耶鲁教务长艾莉森·理查德为副校长。

    • Ludacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well as VICE's first female editor-in-chief, Ellis Jones.

      卢达克里斯和美国银行前首席执行官肯·刘易斯，以及 VICE 的第一位女主编埃利斯·琼斯，都是我大学的校友。

  3. （两者中）前者的adj.

    六级

    • The former option would be much more sensible.

      前一种选择要明智得多。

    • The former ethic suggested success was founded on integrity, modesty, loyalty, courage, patience, and so forth.

      前一种伦理认为，成功建立在正直、谦虚、忠诚、勇气、耐心等的基础上。

  4. 模子，模型cn.

    • We need an arch former to repair it.

      我们需要个拱模来修好它。

  1. The former option would be much more sensible.
    前一种选择要明智得多。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. Her article showed no charity towards her former friends.
    她的文章对她以前的朋友毫不宽容。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. One former director embezzled $34 million in company funds.
    一位前任主管挪用了3400万美元的公司资金。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • Former French Mission Building
    前法国外方传道会大楼；前法国传道会大楼
  • former a
    以前的；前者
  • vacuum former
    真空成形机
  • the former Soviet Union
    前苏联；香樟
  • film former
    成膜物；薄膜形成器；薄膜成形装置

词语扩展

adj.
long-agoold-time
从前的，前者的；前任的
n.
matrixmodelshapetemplate
模型，样板；起形成作用的人
adj.
formative形成的；造型的；格式化的
formalized形式化的；正式的
formless没有形状的；无定形的；形体不明的
adv.
formally正式地；形式上
formerly以前；原来
n.
form形式，形状；形态，外形；方式；表格
formative构词要素
formalism形式主义；形式体系
formalization形式化；礼仪化
  • previous/preceding/former/foregoing/prior
    • previous指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。
    • preceding特指时间和地位上紧接在前。
    • former系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。
    • foregoing指前所述的，是following的反义词。
    • prior与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。

词义分布

前
72.5%
以前的
11%
前任的
8.1%
从前的
2.4%
前者的
2.2%
昔日的
1.7%
原来
0.9%
旧
0.6%
原先
0.5%
模型
0.1%

英英释义

  • n.the first of two or the first mentioned of two
  • adj.referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
  • adj.belonging to some prior time
  • adj.(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
  • adj.belonging to the distant past
  1. adj.
    used for saying that a person or thing was something in the past, but is not that thing now
    以前的；曾经的
    • There was an interview with the former president, Richard Nixon.
      有一个前总统理查德·尼克松的采访。
  2. pron.
    used for talking about the first of two people or things that have just been mentioned
    前者；前一个
    • Both the seeds and the leaves are useful — the former for soups, and the latter for salads.
      种子和叶子都有用——前者可用来煲汤，后者可用于做沙拉。

词源

  • former先前的
    来自古英语forma的比较级，来自PIE*pre-mo, 最早的，*pre-, 在先，词源同far, *mo, 最高级后缀，词源同intimate, ultimate. 该词实际上是最高级的比较级。比较foremost.
  • former以前的，在前的
    来源于日耳曼语for(前),进入中古英语为forme(第一),其比较级为former。 同源词：first, for, fore, forth, foremost, from, fro, before固定用法：the former… the latter 前者… 后者…