音标:['fɒ:mәli] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
adv. 从前, 以前
r at a previous time;

考试类型:[六级/托福]
词性分布:
副词100%

formerly的用法和样例:

例句

用作副词(adv.)
  1. I formerly worked in a casual dress environment.我以前工作的那个地方对着装没有特别的要求。
  2. I suppose it might have been formerly her mother's.我猜这可能是她母亲以前的东西。
  3. This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
  4. Formerly banquests and royal examinations were held here.从前御宴和御试都在这里举行的。

经典引文

  • Now..he found a naughty relish in what he had formerly shunned.

    出自:E. Waugh
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