former 的英语意思
formerformer1 /ˈfɔːmə $ ˈfɔːrmər/ adjective [only before noun] 
查看全部语言翻译1happening or existing before, but not now以前发生或存在的，但现在已不再如此: 
the former Soviet Union前苏联 Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.他们的农场已缩减至原来规模的一半。► see thesaurus at last2having a particular position in the past曾担任某一职位的 SYN ex-: my former husband我的前夫 former President Clinton前总统克林顿3in former times/years in the past在过去4somebody/something’s former self what someone or something was like before they were changed by age, illness, trouble etc某人或某事物在被年龄、疾病、困难等改变之前的状态: She seems more like her former self.她看起来更像从前的自己了。be a shadow/ghost of your former self (=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be)（＝远不如从前自信、健康、精力充沛等） The team’s a shadow of its former self.这支球队不过是昔日那支队伍的影子。
查看全部语言翻译1happening or existing before, but not now以前发生或存在的，但现在已不再如此: the former Soviet Union前苏联 Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.他们的农场已缩减至原来规模的一半。► see thesaurus at last2having a particular position in the past曾担任某一职位的 SYN ex-: my former husband我的前夫 former President Clinton前总统克林顿3in former times/years in the past在过去4somebody/something’s former self what someone or something was like before they were changed by age, illness, trouble etc某人或某事物在被年龄、疾病、困难等改变之前的状态: She seems more like her former self.她看起来更像从前的自己了。be a shadow/ghost of your former self (=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be)（＝远不如从前自信、健康、精力充沛等） The team’s a shadow of its former self.这支球队不过是昔日那支队伍的影子。formerformer2 noun 1the former formal正式 the first of two people or things that you have just mentioned刚刚提到的两人或两物中的前者 OPP the latter: Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.在这两种可能性中，前者似乎更有可能。2first/second/sixth etc former British English used in some schools to show which class a student is in, according to how many years they have been in school部分学校用语，表示学生所在年级，依据其在校年数
1the former formal正式 the first of two people or things that you have just mentioned刚刚提到的两人或两物中的前者 OPP the latter: Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.在这两种可能性中，前者似乎更有可能。2first/second/sixth etc former British English used in some schools to show which class a student is in, according to how many years they have been in school部分学校用语，表示学生所在年级，依据其在校年数