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erstwhile是什么意思

erstwhile

英[ˈɜ:stwaɪl] 美[ˈɜrstwaɪl]

adj. 从前的，以前的，原来的，往昔的；

同义词

erstwhile的同义词之：
sometime

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ

以往的;往昔的

You use erstwhile to describe someone that used to be the type of person indicated, but no longer is.
例句
Erstwhile workers may have become managers... 过去的工人可能已经成了经理。 He fled to America with Phyllis Burton, an erstwhile friend of his wife's. 他和他妻子以前的一个朋友菲莉丝·伯顿一起逃往美国。

英英词典释义

Adjective
1. belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend""our former glory""the once capital of the state""her quondam lover"
Adverb
1. at a previous time;
"once he loved her""her erstwhile writing"

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