former语法

1. 前者的
2. 在前的
3. 前任的
4. 先前的，以前的，从前的，往昔的，昔日的，往日的，旧时的，过去的，一度的

1. 样板
2. 创造者，构成者，形成者
3. 【机】模型
4. 成形设备
5. 【无线电】线圈架
6. 公学及其他中等学校的学生
7. 支撑板
8. 前者

1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two;

   "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
   

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. belonging to the distant past;

   "the early inhabitants of Europe"
   "former generations"
   "in other times"
   

1.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.

e.g. The unemployed executives includeformer 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。
e.g. ...former President Richard Nixon...
前总统理查德·尼克松

2.(国家)原先的，先前的
Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.

e.g. ...theformer Soviet Union.
前苏联
e.g. ...theformer Yugoslavia.
前南斯拉夫

3.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.

former

e.g. ...theformer home of Sir Christopher Wren.
克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的旧居
e.g. ...aformer monastery.
昔日的修道院

4.早先的;从前的
Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one.

e.g. He would want you to remember him as he was informer years.
他可能会希望你记住他早年的样子。

5.前者;前一个
When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them asthe former .

e.g. Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive, dirty cream one, most people can be forgiven for choosing theformer...
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。
e.g. If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose theformer 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。

1. He is the former premier.
   他是前任总理。
2. Some of them bitter attacked their former friends.
   他们中有些人恶毒地攻击他们过去的朋友。
3. It was the former capital of Turkey.
   这是土耳其过去的首都。
4. He's back to his former self again.
   他又恢复了以前的样子。

• former capital故都
• former husband前夫
• former president前总统
• former wife前妻

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。