former

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a. 从前的, 前者的 n. 起形成作用的人(或物), 模型, 样板

发音

US /ˈfɔɹmɚ/
UK /ˈfɔːmə/

词形变化

formers 复数 formers

别名

fmr fmr.

教材释义与例句

名词

模型，样板；起形成作用的人

a person or thing that forms or shapes

形容词

从前的，前者的；前任的

happening or existing before, but not now

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.

    Dave was the former of the company.

  2. 2.

    An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.

    The brick arch was built using a wooden former.

  3. 3.

    Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).

adj. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Previous.

    前

    A former president

    the former East Germany

  2. 2.

    First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

    前者

    The former is a good idea but the latter is not.

    We have two cars, a red one and a blue one. We won the former on a game show.

    Bananas are tastier than parsnips, but the latter’s nutritional value is higher than the former’s.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

first number one
形容词

同义词 9

other old late early sometime previous one-time erstwhile quondam

反义词 1

latter

近义相关 1

past

相关短语

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国 former USSR former Soviet Union former times shadow of one's former self pan former opinion former

词源

Inherited from Middle English formere. By surface analysis, form + -er.

来源：wiktionary