former
former 英 [ˈfɔ:mə(r)] 美 [ˈfɔrmə(r)]
adj. 从前的，前者的；前任的
名词复数:formers
- Former refers to something that came at an earlier time, or before something else. For example, someone who believes in reincarnation might wonder about their former life — or even lives — before their present existence.
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- adj. 从前的，前者的；前任的
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1. in former times
从前
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2. This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory.
这座美丽的老建筑物已恢复了昔日的壮观。
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3. the former world champion
前世界冠军
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4. my former boss, my former colleague, my former wife
以前的老板╱同事；前妻
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5. The former option would be much more sensible.
前一种选择要明智得多。
- former (adj.) "earlier in time," mid-12c., comparative of forme "first, earliest in time or order," from Old English forma "first," from Proto-Germanic *fruma-, *furma-, from PIE *pre-mo-, suffixed (superlative) form of root *per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, before, first." Probably patterned on formest (see foremost); it is an unusual case of a comparative formed from a superlative (the Old English -m is a superlative suffix). As "first of two," 1580s.
- former (n.) "one who gives form," mid-14c., agent noun from form (v.). The Latin agent noun was formator.
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