former
['fɔ:mə]
解释
adj. 以前的,在前的
pron.&n. 前者
例句与用法
It was more in sorrow than in anger that he criticized his former colleague.
他批评以前的同事, 并非出於气愤而是为他惋惜.
Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse.
珍和玛丽是好朋友，前者是老师，后者是护士。
He is too proud now to be seen with his former friends.
他现在忘乎所以了，觉得跟以前的朋友在一起有失他的脸面。
Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.
这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。
The poor girl found it hard to throw off her former boy friend.
这可怜的女孩发觉要摆脱掉她以前的男朋友很不容易。
Of these alternatives, I prefer the former.
在这两者之间我愿选择前者。
Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.
希思先生是英国前任首相。
英英解释
名词 former:
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
形容词 former:
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
belonging to some prior time
同义词：erstwhile, old, onetime, quondam, sometime
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
同义词：late, previous
belonging to the distant past
同义词：early, other