Former

音标: /ˈfɔːmər/

翻译:

former 作为形容词表示“以前的”，指某人或某事曾经存在或曾经是某种身份，但现在已经不再是。

former 作为名词指“前者”，通常用于对比时，表示前面提到的两者中的第一个。

读音: /ˈfɔːmər/

用法:

作为形容词，用于描述某个过去的状态或身份：

“He is a former president of the company.”（他是公司曾经的总裁。）

“She is a former student of this university.”（她是这所大学的前学生。）

 

作为名词，通常用在“the former”或“the latter”中，指代之前提到的第一个（前者）或第二个（后者）：

“Between John and Peter, the former is taller.”（在约翰和彼得之间，前者更高。）

 

例句:

The former king of the country now lives in exile.
（这位国家的前国王现在流亡在外。）

She was a former champion in tennis before she retired.
（她曾是网球的前冠军，后来退役了。）

He gave a lecture about his former experiences as a doctor.
（他做了一场关于自己作为医生的过往经历的讲座。）

The company hired a former employee to help with the transition.
（公司聘请了一位前员工来帮助过渡工作。）

The former employees of the company are now working at different firms.
（公司的前员工现在都在不同的公司工作。）

The former president of the country spoke at the conference.
（该国的前总统在会议上发言。）

She often visits her former school to meet her old friends.
（她常常去她以前的学校，和她的老朋友们见面。）

The former Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.
（前苏联在1991年解体。）

The former CEO of the company now advises other businesses.
（该公司的前首席执行官现在为其他企业提供咨询。）

In the debate, the former argued for economic reforms.
（在辩论中，前者主张进行经济改革。）

短语搭配:

former president：前总统

former employee：前员工

former student：前学生

former colleague：前同事

former champion：前冠军

former lover：前爱人

former colleague：前同事

former glory：昔日的辉煌

former self：曾经的自己

former leader：前领导