former的中文翻譯是什麼意思
former
adj. 前任的; 以前的; 前者的
former的柯林斯釋義
ADJ前任的;先前的
Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.
The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants.
被解僱的管理人員包括前銷售經理、主管和會計。
...former President Richard Nixon...
前總統理查德·尼克松
ADJ(國家)原先的，先前的
Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.
...the former Soviet Union.
前蘇聯
...the former Yugoslavia.
前南斯拉夫
ADJ昔日的;舊時的;曾經的
Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing.
...the former home of Sir Christopher Wren.
克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的舊居
...a former monastery.
昔日的修道院
ADJ早先的;從前的
Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one.
He would want you to remember him as he was in former years.
他可能會希望你記住他早年的樣子。
PRON前者;前一個
When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former .
Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive, dirty cream one, most people can be forgiven for choosing the former...
如果要在一件純白的 T 恤和一件更貴的髒兮兮的米色 T 恤之間選擇的話，多數人都會選前者，這是無可厚非的。
If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter.
如果家庭住房和共同養老金具有同樣的價值，妻子可能會選前者，而丈夫會選後者。
former的英文釋義
Noun
1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two;
- Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
Adjective
1. 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
2. belonging to some prior time;
- erstwhile friend
- our former glory
- the once capital of the state
- her quondam lover
3. (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
4. of the distant past;
- the early inhabitants of Europe
- former generations
- in other times
former的同義詞辨析
previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former
這些形容詞均可表示"在前的"之意。
former的場景例句
She is very virulent about her former employer.
她對她過去的老闆恨之入骨.
Of the two the latter is better than the former.
二者中後者比前者好.
He duplicated his former mistakes.
他又犯了和以前一樣的錯誤.
A former loafter, he is now an advanced worker.
他這個昔日浪子, 今日成了先進工作者.
That forceful young woman edged out the former headmaster and is now headmaster herself.
那個強硬的年輕女人排擠走了前任校長,她現在自己當校長.