former
former
英[ˈfɔːmə(r)]美[ˈfɔːrmər]
adj.前任的，以前的，前者的；
英语六级真题
And I’m going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University, but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly 30 years.
出自-2016年12月听力原文As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar, cheaper options year after year.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文As former Dean of Harvard College.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文Jack White, the former front man of the White Stripes and an influential figure among fellow musicians, likes to make things difficult for himself.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Former George Washington University president Stephen Trachtenberg estimates that a typical college uses its facilities for academic purposes a little more than half the calendar year.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文Most high governmental officials seem to conceive of education in this light—as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth," Derek Bok, former president of Harvard, told The Washington Post
出自-2012年6月阅读原文The former ethic suggested success was founded on integrity, modesty, loyalty, courage, patience, and so forth.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文And I'm going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University, but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly 30 years.
2016年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CAs a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar,cheaper options year after year.
2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BGeorge Grune, a former ad salesman who joined Reader s digest in 1960 has his eye focused on the bottom line.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CLudacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well as VICE's first female editor-in-chief, Ellis Jones.
2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section Bsince the former is most common among those inclined towards indifferent relationships, their predominance can bolster individuals' sense of self-worth.
2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C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*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；
