
英:/'ˈfɔːməli/ 美:/'ˈfɔːrmərli/
GRE
adv. 以前;原來
I've formerly been to the African Savannah with friends.
我以前和朋友去過非洲的大草原。
The young man was formerly trained in special forces.
這個年輕的男子過去在特種部隊接受過訓練。
We formerly went out with colleagues on weekends.
我們以前在周末和同事們外出遊玩。
He had formerly been in the navy.
他以前在海軍服役。
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn.
我得知這座房子以前是家客棧。
Formerly he often lingered about [around] a park, doing nothing.
從前他時常在公園裡逛蕩,無所事事。
Over the course of 80 million years, they evolved into tractor-trailer sized, long-necked plant-eaters, like Apatosaurus, formerly known as Brontosaurus.
經過八千萬年的演化,他們變成了長脖子的草食性恐龍,并且長得像拖拉機那麼大了,就如迷惑龍,以前稱雷龍,那麼大。
This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.
這一地區先前屬于美國的勢力範圍。
adv.|previously/ago/back;以前;原來
"formerly"是一個副詞,表示事物在時間或狀态上的先前存在形式,中文譯為"以前""從前"或"原先"。根據《牛津英語詞典》,該詞源自古法語"former"和中世紀拉丁語"formārius",自14世紀起進入英語詞彙體系。
在語言應用中,"formerly"主要用于三種語境:
權威語言學家David Crystal在《英語語言百科全書》中指出,該詞具有明确的時間分隔功能,常與過去完成時态搭配使用,能清晰劃分事物發展的階段性特征。韋氏詞典特别強調其與"previously"的細微差别——"formerly"側重強調完全終結的舊狀态,而"previously"可指代暫時中斷的情形。
在學術寫作中,該詞常見于曆史文獻、法律文書和人物傳記,用以準确表述時間維度上的變化關系。例如世界衛生組織(WHO)的正式文件中,會使用"formerly endemic regions"來指代已消除某種傳染病的地區。
"Formerly" 是一個副詞,表示"過去某個時間點之前的狀态或情況,與現在形成對比"。以下是詳細解析:
時間對比:強調事物在過去的名稱、身份、狀态或位置,通常暗示現在已發生變化。
例: "The city was formerly called Constantinople, now known as Istanbul."
詞源:源自中古英語,由 "former"(形容詞,意為"之前的")加副詞後綴 "-ly" 構成,最早可追溯至14世紀。
正式與書面語:常見于曆史描述、新聞報道或正式文件中,用于說明變更。
例: "The actress, formerly a professional dancer, transitioned to film in 2010."
位置與職能變化:描述地點或職位的舊稱。
例: "He worked formerly as the CEO before becoming chairman."
否定當前狀态:隱含"現在不再如此"。
例: "This building was formerly a hospital, but now houses a museum."
同義詞 | 反義詞 |
---|---|
previously | currently |
once | now |
in the past | presently |
如需更多例句或詞源細節,可參考權威詞典如《牛津高階》或《柯林斯詞典》。
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