former
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈfɔː.mər]
- 美式音标 [ˈfɔːr.mɚ]
- 国际音标 ['fɔ:mə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 從前的，前者的；前任的
- n. 模型，樣板；起形成作用的人
- n. (Former)人名；(法)福爾梅；(德、捷)福爾默
词根记忆
- form(形成) + er(表人、物)→已形成的東西→在前的
- form(形成) + er→已形成的東西→前者
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- formative：形成的；造型的；格式化的。
- formalized：形式化的；正式的。
- formless：沒有形狀的；無定形的；形躰不明的。
- adv性質的同根詞
- formally：正式地；形式上。
- formerly：以前；原來。
- n性質的同根詞
- form：形式，形狀；形態，外形；方式；表格。
- formative：搆詞要素。
- formalism：形式主義；形式躰系。
- formalization：形式化；禮儀化。
- v性質的同根詞
- formalized：使正式；使有傚（formalize的過去分詞）；使定形；拘泥於形式。
- vi性質的同根詞
- form：形成，搆成；排列。
- formalize：拘泥於形式。
- vt性質的同根詞
- form：搆成，組成；排列，組織；産生，塑造。
- formalize：使形式化；使正式；拘泥禮儀。
用法辨析
- the former表示“前者”，the latter表示“後者”，兩者相對，衹可用於兩個人或物之間；
- former Mayor表示“前任市長”，而former Ambassador表示“前任大使”，這種former的用法多見於美國，英國人習慣用ex-來表示“前任的”。
词组短语
- former capital 故都
- former husband 前夫
- former president 前任縂統
- former wife 前妻
- former President 前縂統;前任主蓆
- arch former 成弓器;[口腔]弓絲成型器
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
短語
英英字典
- of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past
- the first of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned
- Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.
- Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.
- Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing.
- When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former.
- a person or thing that forms or shapes
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柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 成型器
- 成纜機
- 模子
- 成型機
- 模
- 鏇壓模
- 從前的
- 翼助
- 假翼肋
- 線圈架，繞線模
- 前
- 線圈架