formerly
formerly 英 [ˈfɔ:məli] 美 [ˈfɔrmərli]
adv. 以前；原来
Some of our formerly loyal members have fallen away. 我们以前的一些忠诚的成员现在已经背叛了我们。
What was formerly a sandbank has now become fertile paddy fields. 原来的沙滩如今变成了米粮川。
- Use the adverb formerly to describe something that happened earlier. A history teacher might explain that the city of Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople.
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- adv. 以前；原来
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1. Some of our formerly loyal members have fallen away.
我们以前的一些忠诚的成员现在已经背叛了我们。
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2. What was formerly a sandbank has now become fertile paddy fields.
原来的沙滩如今变成了米粮川。
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3. Yet it was in that vale that her sorrow had taken shape, and she did not love it as formerly.
可是，她的悲伤就是在那个山谷里形成的，所以她不像以前那样喜欢它了。
for·mer·ly ★ / ˈfɔːməli ; NAmE ˈfɔːrmərli / adverb in earlier times 以前；从前 SYN previously ◆ Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa 纳米比亚，旧称西南非洲 ◆ I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. 我得知这座房子以前是家客栈。 ◆ John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France 约翰 · 马什，以前家在莱斯特市伦敦路，现居住在法国 for·mer·ly / ˈfɔːməli ; NAmE ˈfɔːrmərli /
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