former
🇺🇸
/ˈfɔːrmər/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɔːmə(r)/
adjective
B2
from an earlier time
The former building was much larger than the current one.
以前的建筑比现在的建筑大得多。
B2
used to have a job or position
The former manager left the company last month.
前任经理上个月离开了公司。
B2
the first one of two things mentioned
Between the two options, the former is better.
在这两个选项中，前者更好。
noun
R
the first of two things mentioned
He had two choices and picked the former.
他有两个选择，选择了前者。
R
someone who creates or shapes things
The former of this policy is unknown.
这项政策的制定者不为人知。
translation
从前的, 前任的, 前者
前者, 塑造者
词形变化
Plural
formers