Translation meaning & definition of the word "former" into Chinese (Traditional) 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. 兩個的第一個或第一個提到的兩個

• "“湯姆和迪克都是英雄,但今天只記得前者”"

同義詞:
• 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. 指提到的兩件事中的第一件事或人（或較早的一件事或幾件事）

• "“這部小說在1943年和1967年再次被拍成電影

• 我更喜歡前一個版本而不是後一個版本”"

同義詞:
• 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. 屬於某個先前的時間

• "“以前的朋友”"

• "“我們以前的榮耀”"

• "“曾經的國家之都”"

• "“她的昆丹情人”"

同義詞:
• 以前（a）
,
• 前（a）
,
• 老
,
• onetime（a）
,
• 一次性（a）
,
• 昆丹（a）
,
• 有時（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. （特別是用於人）

• "“前總統”"

• "“我們已故的總統仍然非常活躍”"

• "“白宮的前任居住者”"

同義詞:
• 前（a）
,
• 已故（a）
,
• 前一個（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. 屬於遙遠的過去

• "“歐洲的早期居民”"

• "“前幾代”"

• "“在其他時候”"

同義詞:
• 早期（a）
,
• 前（a）
,
• 其他（a）

Examples of using

I can give two of my former teachers as references.

我可以給我兩位以前的老師作為參考。

Tom is a former world triathlon champion.

湯姆是前世界鐵人三項冠軍。

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

她愛我;她已經習慣了以前的生活。

The table and the bed stood in their former places.

桌子和床站在他們以前的地方。

Tom is a former student of mine.

湯姆是我的前學生。

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

美國前國務卿賴斯（Condoleezza Rice）將白俄羅斯描述為“歐洲心臟地帶最後一個真正的獨裁政權”".

Kyoto is Japan's former capital.

京都是日本的前首都。

Antigua and Barbuda is a former British colony.

安提瓜和巴布達是前英國殖民地。

Tom is Mary's former husband.

湯姆是瑪麗的前夫。

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

保加利亞是歐洲唯一一位前君主當選總理的國家。

The most terrible enemy is a former friend.

最可怕的敵人是前朋友。

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

自殺式炸彈襲擊者向前總理貝納齊爾·布托（Benazir Bhutto）開槍,但錯過了。

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

當我遇到我的前任老師時,他詢問了我的父母。

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

實踐與理論一樣重要,但我們傾向於珍視後者而鄙視前者。

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

我更喜歡Noh而不是Kabuki,因為前者對我來說比後者更優雅。

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

我比貓更喜歡狗,因為前者比後者更忠實。

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

我比貓更喜歡狗,因為前者比後者更忠實。

The former is inferior to the latter in some respect.

前者在某些方面不如後者。

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

魚和肉都有營養,但後者比前者貴。