former

adj. 前者的；前任的；以前的

n. 創(chuàng)造者；<英>學校某一年級的學生

詳細解釋

adj.(形容詞)

n.(名詞)

同步翻譯

adj.(形容詞)

英語翻譯

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\\\"

造句

用作形容詞(adj.)

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。

用作名詞(n.)