former
/ˈfɔrmɚ/KK
/ˈfɔɹmɚ/IPA
fɔr·mɚ
變化形
比較級
formerer
最高級
formerest
1.
以前的；前任的
極常用
指某人或某事物過去曾擁有某種身分、職位或狀態，但現在已不是如此
用法：通常放在名詞前面，例如描述前任校長或以前的同學
a former president
a former classmate
a former employee
former school principal
former owner
Our former English teacher still sends us holiday cards.
我們以前的英文老師現在仍然會寄節慶卡片給我們。
2.
前者的；前面的
常用
正式
在提到兩個人或兩件事之後，用來指前面提到的那一個
用法：通常與後者成對使用；也可以單獨使用，但所指的兩個對象必須清楚
the former and the latter
prefer the former
choose the former option
You can take the bus or the train; I like the former better.
你可以搭公車或火車；我比較喜歡前者。
常見錯誤
my former job is very busy now
my current job is very busy now
I prefer former.
I prefer the former.
the former one of the two choices
the former of the two choices
相關字詞
ex- 近義
previous 近義
latter 反義
學習提示
・「前者」只用於前面已提到的兩個人或兩件事，不能單獨用來泛指以前的事物。
・「以前的」和「目前的」意思相反，描述現任身分時不要使用「前任的」。
・「前者」常與「後者」成對出現。