
adj.前者的;前任的;以前的
n.創(chuàng)造者;學(xué)校某一年級的學(xué)生
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.)a former of ideas 想出主意者
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(xí)慣用ex-來表示“前任的”。
n.表演者;執(zhí)行者
adv.以前;從前
資訊式廣告
n.變壓器
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