former

英['fɔːmə(r)]美['fɔːrmər]
  • adj. 前者的；前任的；以前的
  • n. 创造者；<英>学校某一年级的学生

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    before=以前，之前。fore=for=之前（比如forehead额头），所以former=更先前=先前，以前的。
    谐音记忆法
    谐音：抚摸，抚摸从前的照片。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 较早的，早先的;以前的;旧时的
      noun(名词)
      1. 前者，前一个

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 较早的，早先的;以前的;旧时的

      his former wife

      他的前妻

      a former employer

      前雇主

      the former president of the United States

      美国前总统

      The luxury apartments are in a former factory.

      这些豪华公寓的前身是工厂厂房。

      The painting was then restored to its former glory (= returned to its original good condition).

      这幅油画又恢复了原先的光彩。

      It was a long time after the accident before he seemed like his former self (= behaved in the way he had before).

      事故过后很长时间，他似乎才恢复了先前的样子。

    noun(名词)
    1. 前者，前一个

      Of the two suggestions, I prefer the former.

      这两个建议中，我更喜欢前一个。

    小知识

    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.

    When something or someone has changed, we can refer to them as former. For example, Mr. Smith's ex-wife could be known as the former Mrs. Smith. We could consider almost anything as former, as long as it comes first, before something else. A good way to remember the meaning of former is to consider that it comes from the Old English forma, which means “first,” and that both former and first begin with “f.”

    实用短语

    1. former french mission building

      前法国外方传道会大楼,前法国传道会大楼

    2. former a

      以前的,前者

    3. vacuum former

      真空成形机

    4. the former soviet union

      前苏联,香樟

    5. film former

      成膜物,薄膜形成器,薄膜成形装置

    6. list of former sovereign states

      已不存在国家列表

    7. list of former european colonies

      欧洲国家殖民地列表

    8. former love

      当年情,前情

    9. x-fmr x-former

      变压器

    常用短语

    1. former president

      前任总统

    2. former residence

      故居

    3. former name

      曾用名

    4. in former times

      从前

    5. film former

      成膜剂，成膜物；薄膜生成元素；薄膜形成器

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    以下这些形容词均可表示在前的的意思
    previous：指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。
    foregoing：指前所述的，是following的反义词。
    preceding：特指时间和地位上紧接在前。
    prior与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。
    former系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。
    重要短语
    former president前任总统
    former residence故居
    former name曾用名
    in former times从前

    同义词辨析

    previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former

    这些形容词均可表示”在前的”之意。

    • previous： 指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。
    • foregoing： 指前所述的，是following的反义词。
    • preceding： 特指时间和地位上紧接在前。
    • prior与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。
    • former系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。

    同义词

    adj.早先的;在前的

    earlier  /  prior  /  preceding  /  past  /  previous  /  first

    其他释义

    previous  /  antecedent  /  prior  /  ago  /  back  /  old  /  sometime  /  first  /  earlier  /  preceding  /  past  /  anterior

    反义词

    adj.从前的;前任的,前者的

    present  /  latter  /  later

    其他释义

    later  /  present  /  latter

    同根词

    词根：form

    adj.

    formative形成的；造型的；格式化的

    formalized形式化的；正式的

    formless没有形状的；无定形的；形体不明的

    adv.

    formally正式地；形式上

    formerly以前；原来

    n.

    form形式，形状；形态，外形；方式；表格

    formative构词要素

    formalism形式主义；形式体系

    formalization形式化；礼仪化

    v.

    formalized使正式；使有效（formalize的过去分词）；使定形；拘泥于形式

    vi.

    form形成，构成；排列

    formalize拘泥于形式

    vt.

    form构成，组成；排列，组织；产生，塑造

    formalize使形式化；使正式；拘泥礼仪