Translation meaning & definition of the word "former" into Chinese (Simplified) language

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"

synonym:
• former

1. 两个中的第一个或两个中的第一个

• "“汤姆和迪克都是英雄,但今天只记得前者”"

同义词:
• 前

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"

synonym:
• former(a)

1. 指提到的两件事或人中的第一件事（或前面的一件或几件）

• "“这部小说于1943年和1967年再次拍成电影

• 我更喜欢前一个版本而不是后者”"

同义词:
• 前（a）

2. Belonging to some prior time

• "Erstwhile friend"

• "Our former glory"

• "The once capital of the state"

• "Her quondam lover"

synonym:
• erstwhile(a)
,
• former(a)
,
• old
,
• onetime(a)
,
• one-time(a)
,
• quondam(a)
,
• sometime(a)

2. 属于先前的时间

• "“以前的朋友”"

• "“我们以前的荣耀”"

• "“国家曾经的首都”"

• "“她的爱人”"

同义词:
• 昔日（a）
,
• 前（a）
,
• 老
,
• 一次（a）
,
• quondam（a）
,
• 某个时间（a）

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"

synonym:
• former(a)
,
• late(a)
,
• previous(a)

3. （特别用于人）

• "“前总统”"

• "“我们已故总统仍然非常活跃”"

• "“白宫的前任居民”"

同义词:
• 前（a）
,
• 迟到（a）
,
• 先前（a）

4. Belonging to the distant past

• "The early inhabitants of europe"

• "Former generations"

• "In other times"

synonym:
• early(a)
,
• former(a)
,
• other(a)

4. 属于遥远的过去

• "“欧洲的早期居民”"

• "“前几代人”"

• "“在其他时间”"

同义词:
• 早期（a）
,
• 前（a）
,
• 其他（a）

Examples of using

I can give two of my former teachers as references.

我可以给我两位以前的老师作为参考。

Tom is a former world triathlon champion.

汤姆是前世界铁人三项冠军。

She loves me; she has grown unused to her former state of life.

她爱我;她已经变得不习惯以前的生活了。

The table and the bed stood in their former places.

桌子和床站在他们以前的地方。

Tom is a former student of mine.

汤姆是我的前学生。

Belarus has been described by former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice as "the last remaining true dictatorship in the heart of Europe".

美国前国务卿赖斯将白俄罗斯描述为“欧洲心脏地带最后剩下的真正独裁政权”".

Kyoto is Japan's former capital.

京都是日本的前首都。

Antigua and Barbuda is a former British colony.

安提瓜和巴布达是前英国殖民地。

Tom is Mary's former husband.

汤姆是玛丽的前夫。

Bulgaria is the only country in Europe where a former monarch has been elected prime minister.

保加利亚是欧洲唯一一位前君主当选总理的国家。

The most terrible enemy is a former friend.

最可怕的敌人是前朋友。

The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.

自杀炸弹手向前总理贝纳齐尔·布托开枪,但错过了。

When I met my former teacher, he inquired after my parents.

当我遇到我的前任老师时,他询问了我的父母。

Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.

实践与理论一样重要,但我们倾向于重视后者并鄙视前者。

I prefer Noh to Kabuki, because the former looks more elegant to me than the latter.

我更喜欢Noh而不是Kabuki,因为前者对我来说比后者更优雅。

I like dogs better than cats, because the former are more faithful than the latter.

我比猫更喜欢狗,因为前者比后者更忠实。

I like a dog better than a cat, for the former is more faithful than the latter.

我比猫更喜欢狗,因为前者比后者更忠实。

The former is inferior to the latter in some respect.

前者在某些方面不如后者。

Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former.

鱼和肉都有营养,但后者比前者贵。