former

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɔːmə/    美 /ˈfɔɹmɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
    — Dave was the former of the company.
  2. An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
    — The brick arch was built using a wooden former.
  3. Someone in, or of, a certain form (class). UK
    — Fifth-former.
形容词 adj.
  1. Previous. not-comparable
    — A former president
  2. First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun. not-comparable
    — The former is a good idea but the latter is not.

词形变化

fmr alternative,abbreviation fmr. alternative,abbreviation formers plural

词汇关系

近义词
antecedent anterior earlier erstwhile ex foregone former hitherto old olden past preceding precedent previous prior quondam sometime used-to-be whilom
反义词
current subsequent
下位词
obsolete
衍生词
formerly formerness former Soviet Union former times former USSR former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shadow of one's former self beamformer glassformer metalformer opinion former pan former sixth-former sporeformer T-former
相关词
ex- formerly

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English former, comparative of forme (“first”), from Old English forma (“first”), descended from Proto-Germanic *frumô. Parallel to prior (via Latin), as comparative form from same Proto-Indo-European root. Related to first and fore (thence before), from Proto-Germanic.
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English formere. By surface analysis, form + -er.
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