单词:formerly
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:
formerly的用法和样例:
例句
用作副词(adv.)
- 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。
- I suppose it might have been formerly her mother's.我猜这可能是她母亲以前的东西。
- This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
- 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
【近义词】
- once一次
- previously先前
- before在 ... 以前
- ago以前
- heretofore以前
- aforetime从前
- in the old days昔时
- in times past在过去
- long ago很久以前
- in the past在过去(通常用于一般过去...
- Dark Ages黑暗时代(一般指西罗马灭...
- earlier早的
- once upon a time从前
- in在 ... 里
- ages动词age的第三人称单数...
- dark黑暗的
- long长的
- then那么
- back后面
- the那
- times乘以
- past过
- old老的
- days时代
- erstwhile从前的
- at one time曾经
- erst <古>以前