
英:/'ˈfɔːmər/ 美:/'ˈfɔːrmər/
以前的
複數 formers
高中,CET4,CET6,考研,IELTS,TOEFL
adj. 從前的,前者的;前任的
n. 模型,樣闆;起形成作用的人
n. (Former)人名;(法)福爾梅;(德、捷)福爾默
The former President of the United States was at the meeting.
美國前總出席了會議。
I prefer the former book to the latter one.
比起後面那本書,我更喜歡前面那本。
My dear friend and former college roommate is here.
我親愛的朋友和以前的大學室友來了
We are looking for a visionary leader who can help restore our company to its former glory.
我們正在尋找一個有遠見的領導,可以幫助恢複我們公司昔日的榮耀。
Barack Obama, a former lawyer, and senator, was the first African-American president of the United States.
Barack Obama曾擔任律師和參議員,是美國首位非洲裔總統。
Boris Johnson, former mayor of London, is the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
前倫敦市長鮑裡斯•約翰遜當選英國新任首相。
Trump's former lawyer testifies
特朗普前律師作證
Former Google employee was briefly second-richest in China
前谷歌員工一度跻身中國第二大富豪
Former Google employee charged with stealing company files
前谷歌員工被控竊取公司文件
A former Google employee was charged with stealing files from Google after he left the company.
一名前谷歌員工被控在離開公司以後從谷歌竊取文件。
Former French president ***s
法國前總統逝世
Former two-time French president Jacques Chirac ***d at the age of 86.
曾兩度擔任總統的法國前總統雅克·希拉克逝世,享年86歲。
A former manager at Boeing said he had warned the company about the 737 Max plane months before the crashes.
前波音管理人員稱,空難發生數月前,他就已經告誡波音公司737 Max機型可能發生事故。
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, has passed away.
通用電氣前首席執行官傑克·韋爾奇去世。
Kevin Mayer, the former head of Disney Plus streaming service, is now the CEO of TikTok.
迪士尼旗下流媒體服務“Disney+”前負責人Kevin Mayer出任TikTok全球首席執行官。
Ok, were you able to categorize the former employees as desirable or undesirable employees?
好吧,你能把這些員工分為理想員工和不理想員工嗎?
Well, you can decide if you want to be proactive or reactive. The former is more constructive.
首先你要決定是要主動一些還是被動反應。前者當然更有建設性。
They lauded the former president as a hero.
他們稱頌前總統為英雄。
The former option would be much more sensible.
前一種選擇要明智得多。
He was forced to turn for aid to his former enemy.
他被迫向他以前的敵人尋求幫助。
He found it demeaning to work for his former employee.
他覺得為自己以前的雇員工作有失體面。
She has been heard to make threats to her former lover.
有人聽見她威脅她先前的戀人。
former president
前任總統
former residence
故居
former name
曾用名
in former times
從前
film former
成膜劑,成膜物;薄膜生成元素;薄膜形成器
adj.|long-ago/old-time;從前的,前者的;前任的
n.|matrix/model/shape/template;模型,樣闆;起形成作用的人
"former"是英語中兼具形容詞和名詞功能的詞彙,其核心含義與"時間順序"和"身份狀态"相關。以下是基于權威語言資料的詳細解釋:
一、形容詞用法
指兩個提及事物中先出現或先存在的對象,常與"latter"(後者)對應。例:"蘋果和香蕉中,我更喜歡前者(former)"[牛津詞典]。
表示某人過去擔任但現已不再擁有的職位或身份。例:"美國前總統奧巴馬(former President Obama)"[劍橋詞典]。
二、名詞用法
特指工業生産中的成型模具,常見于制造業術語。例:"汽車零件需要特定former來塑形"[韋氏詞典]。
三、常見搭配與語法特征
四、詞源與演變
源自古英語"forma"(第一),經過中古英語"forme"演變,14世紀獲得"時間先後"的現代語義[詞源線上]。
參考資料
形容詞(adj.)
代詞(pron.)
名詞(n.)
描述職位或身份:
對比兩者中的前者:
描述曆史或已改變的事物:
技術或工業術語:
Former vs. Ex:
Former vs. Previous:
反義詞:
形容詞用法:
The former president visited his hometown.(前任總統訪問了他的故鄉)
In former days, this was a bustling market.(昔日這裡是一個繁華的市場)
代詞用法:
Both options are valid, but I prefer the former.(兩種選擇都可行,但我更喜歡前者)
名詞用法:
The sculptor used a wooden former to shape the clay.(雕塑家用木模塑造黏土)
Former 是一個多功能的詞彙,既可描述時間、身份的“過去性”(如 former employee 前員工),也可在對比中指代“前者”(如 the former choice 前者選擇)。其詞源與 fore- 相關,強調順序優先性。需注意:
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