
英:/'ˈfɔːmər/ 美:/'ˈfɔːrmər/
以前的
复数 formers
高中,CET4,CET6,考研,IELTS,TOEFL
adj. 从前的,前者的;前任的
n. 模型,样板;起形成作用的人
n. (Former)人名;(法)福尔梅;(德、捷)福尔默
The former President of the United States was at the meeting.
美国前总出席了会议。
I prefer the former book to the latter one.
比起后面那本书,我更喜欢前面那本。
My dear friend and former college roommate is here.
我亲爱的朋友和以前的大学室友来了
We are looking for a visionary leader who can help restore our company to its former glory.
我们正在寻找一个有远见的领导,可以帮助恢复我们公司昔日的荣耀。
Barack Obama, a former lawyer, and senator, was the first African-American president of the United States.
Barack Obama曾担任律师和参议员,是美国首位非洲裔总统。
Boris Johnson, former mayor of London, is the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
前伦敦市长鲍里斯•约翰逊当选英国新任首相。
Trump's former lawyer testifies
特朗普前律师作证
Former Google employee was briefly second-richest in China
前谷歌员工一度跻身中国第二大富豪
Former Google employee charged with stealing company files
前谷歌员工被控窃取公司文件
A former Google employee was charged with stealing files from Google after he left the company.
一名前谷歌员工被控在离开公司以后从谷歌窃取文件。
Former French president ***s
法国前总统逝世
Former two-time French president Jacques Chirac ***d at the age of 86.
曾两度担任总统的法国前总统雅克·希拉克逝世,享年86岁。
A former manager at Boeing said he had warned the company about the 737 Max plane months before the crashes.
前波音管理人员称,空难发生数月前,他就已经告诫波音公司737 Max机型可能发生事故。
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, has passed away.
通用电气前首席执行官杰克·韦尔奇去世。
Kevin Mayer, the former head of Disney Plus streaming service, is now the CEO of TikTok.
迪士尼旗下流媒体服务“Disney+”前负责人Kevin Mayer出任TikTok全球首席执行官。
Ok, were you able to categorize the former employees as desirable or undesirable employees?
好吧,你能把这些员工分为理想员工和不理想员工吗?
Well, you can decide if you want to be proactive or reactive. The former is more constructive.
首先你要决定是要主动一些还是被动反应。前者当然更有建设性。
They lauded the former president as a hero.
他们称颂前总统为英雄。
The former option would be much more sensible.
前一种选择要明智得多。
He was forced to turn for aid to his former enemy.
他被迫向他以前的敌人寻求帮助。
He found it demeaning to work for his former employee.
他觉得为自己以前的雇员工作有失体面。
She has been heard to make threats to her former lover.
有人听见她威胁她先前的恋人。
former president
前任总统
former residence
故居
former name
曾用名
in former times
从前
film former
成膜剂,成膜物;薄膜生成元素;薄膜形成器
adj.|long-ago/old-time;从前的,前者的;前任的
n.|matrix/model/shape/template;模型,样板;起形成作用的人
"former"是英语中兼具形容词和名词功能的词汇,其核心含义与"时间顺序"和"身份状态"相关。以下是基于权威语言资料的详细解释:
一、形容词用法
指两个提及事物中先出现或先存在的对象,常与"latter"(后者)对应。例:"苹果和香蕉中,我更喜欢前者(former)"[牛津词典]。
表示某人过去担任但现已不再拥有的职位或身份。例:"美国前总统奥巴马(former President Obama)"[剑桥词典]。
二、名词用法
特指工业生产中的成型模具,常见于制造业术语。例:"汽车零件需要特定former来塑形"[韦氏词典]。
三、常见搭配与语法特征
四、词源与演变
源自古英语"forma"(第一),经过中古英语"forme"演变,14世纪获得"时间先后"的现代语义[词源在线]。
参考资料
形容词(adj.)
代词(pron.)
名词(n.)
描述职位或身份:
对比两者中的前者:
描述历史或已改变的事物:
技术或工业术语:
Former vs. Ex:
Former vs. Previous:
反义词:
形容词用法:
The former president visited his hometown.(前任总统访问了他的故乡)
In former days, this was a bustling market.(昔日这里是一个繁华的市场)
代词用法:
Both options are valid, but I prefer the former.(两种选择都可行,但我更喜欢前者)
名词用法:
The sculptor used a wooden former to shape the clay.(雕塑家用木模塑造黏土)
Former 是一个多功能的词汇,既可描述时间、身份的“过去性”(如 former employee 前员工),也可在对比中指代“前者”(如 the former choice 前者选择)。其词源与 fore- 相关,强调顺序优先性。需注意:
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