erstwhile

🇺🇸 /ˈɜːrstwaɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɜːstwaɪl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
adjective
R

used to describe something or someone that was such in the past but not anymore

She bumped into her erstwhile partner at the cafe.

translation

adj. used to describe something or someone that was such in the past but not anymore

Synonyms

formerly adv. 从前 old adj. 达到某个年龄的, 年老的, 老年人, 古老的, 过去的, 旧的, 熟悉的, 亲昵的 once adv. 一次, 曾经, 根本, 一旦 former adj. 从前的, 前任的, 前者 other adj. 其他的, 另一个, 其余的, 对面的

Antonyms

contemporary adj. 同时代的, 现代的, 现代风格的 recently adv. 最近 ongoing adj. 进行中的 current adj. 当前的, 流行的 present adj. 现在的, 在场的, 存在的 now adv. 现在, 从现在开始, 好了, 那么