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Former

英[ˈfɔːmə(r)] 美[ˈfɔːrmər]

adj. 前任的，以前的，前者的；

同义词

adj.
Former的同义词之：早先的;在前的
earlier prior preceding past previous first
Former的同义词之：其他释义
previous antecedent prior ago back old sometime first earlier preceding past anterior

反义词

adj.
Former的反义词之：从前的;前任的,前者的
present latter later
Former的反义词之：其他释义
later present latter

同义词解析

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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ

前任的;先前的

Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.
例句
The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants. 被解雇的管理人员包括前销售经理、主管和会计。 ...former President Richard Nixon... 前总统理查德·尼克松
ADJ

(国家)原先的，先前的

Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.
例句
...the former Soviet Union. 前苏联 ...the former Yugoslavia. 前南斯拉夫
ADJ

昔日的;旧时的;曾经的

Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing.
例句
...the former home of Sir Christopher Wren. 克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的旧居 ...a former monastery. 昔日的修道院
ADJ

早先的;从前的

Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one.
例句
He would want you to remember him as he was in former years. 他可能会希望你记住他早年的样子。
PRON

前者;前一个

When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former .
例句
Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive, dirty cream one, most people can be forgiven for choosing the former... 如果要在一件纯白的 T 恤和一件更贵的脏兮兮的米色 T 恤之间选择的话，多数人都会选前者，这是无可厚非的。 If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter. 如果家庭住房和共同养老金具有同样的价值，妻子可能会选前者，而丈夫会选后者。

英汉词典释义

adj.
过去的, 在前的, 以前的
Some of them bitterly attacked their former friends. 他们中有些人恶毒地攻击他们过去的朋友。
昔日的；前
（两者中）前者的
The former option favours the married man. 前一种选择对已婚男子有利

英英词典释义

Noun
1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two;
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
Adjective
1. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several);
"the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"
2. belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend""our former glory""the once capital of the state""her quondam lover"
3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
"the former president""our late President is still very active""the previous occupant of the White House"
4. of the distant past;
"the early inhabitants of Europe""former generations""in other times"

行业词典

法律：前者；前任；