formerly 详细解释

formerly

['fɔ:məli]

adv. 以前, 从前

ad.

以前, 从前

Formerly he worked on a farm, but now he's a teacher.

以前他在农场工作, 但现在当教师。

词形变化

副词: formatively |

词义辨析

同义:

ad.先前的

previously  aforetime  heretofore  once

ad.从前的

in the old days  in times past  back then  long ago  dark ages  

同义参见:

before  ago  

英英释义

副词 formerly:

at a previous time;

同义词：once, at one time, erstwhile, erst

补充

formerlyformerly英:[ˈfɔ:məli] 美:[ˈfɔrməli]adv.1.以前; 从前

例句

1. He had formerly been in the Navy.他以前曾在海军服役。 2. Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan.孟加拉国，从前为东巴基斯坦。 3. [sentence adverb]the building formerly housed the National Assembly.国民议会从前设在这幢建筑里。 4. the country of Myanmar (formerly Burma)缅甸（Myanmar，以前叫Burma） 5. The hotel was formerly a castle.这家酒店的前身是个城堡。 6. He was formerly a congressman.他以前当过议员。 7. a privilege formerly [=previously] available only to the rich以前只有富人才能享有的特权 8. Istanbul was formerly [=once] known as Constantinople.伊斯坦布尔以前名为君士坦丁堡。

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