1. 前任的;先前的 Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.
e.g. The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants. 被解雇的管理人員包括前銷(xiāo)售經(jīng)理、主管和會(huì )計。 e.g. ...former President Richard Nixon... 前總統理查德·尼克松
2. (國家)原先的，先前的 Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.
e.g. ...the former Soviet Union. 前蘇聯(lián) e.g. ...the former Yugoslavia. 前南斯拉夫
3. 昔日的;舊時(shí)的;曾經(jīng)的 Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing.
former
e.g. ...the former home of Sir Christopher Wren. 克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的舊居 e.g. ...a former monastery. 昔日的修道院
4. 早先的;從前的 Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one.
e.g. He would want you to remember him as he was in former years. 他可能會(huì )希望你記住他早年的樣子。
5. 前者;前一個(gè) When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former .
e.g. Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive, dirty cream one, most people can be forgiven for choosing the former... 如果要在一件純白的 T 恤和一件更貴的臟兮兮的米色 T 恤之間選擇的話(huà)，多數人都會(huì )選前者，這是無(wú)可厚非的。 e.g. If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter. 如果家庭住房和共同養老金具有同樣的價(jià)值，妻子可能會(huì )選前者，而丈夫會(huì )選后者。
former英英釋義
former的意思
noun
1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two
e.g. Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today