erstwhile

英['ɜːstwaɪl] 美['ɜːrstwaɪl]
  • adj. 从前的;往昔的
GRE
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 往昔的
    2. 从前的
    3. 以前的
    4. 过去的
    5. 先前的
    6. 原来的
    7. 较早时候的
    adv. (副词)
    1. 往昔
    2. <古>从前
    3. 以前

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. belonging to some prior time;

    "erstwhile friend"
    "our former glory"
    "the once capital of the state"
    "her quondam lover"

Adverb:
  1. at a previous time;

    "at one time he loved her"
    "her erstwhile writing"
    "she was a dancer once"

1. His erstwhile friends turned against him.
他先前的朋友转而与他作对。

来自《权威词典》

2. He fled to America with Phyllis Burton, an erstwhile friend of his wife's.
他和他妻子以前的一个朋友菲莉丝·伯顿一起逃往美国。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Erstwhile workers may have become managers.
过去的工人可能已经成了经理。

来自辞典例句

4. Panama is indeed now far removed from its erstwhile financial free - for - all.
事实上,现在巴拿马金融业远非过去的来者不拒.

来自互联网

5. Both are in better shape than their erstwhile rivals.
他们的情况比以前的竞争对手都要好.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. His erstwhile friends turned against him.
      他先前的朋友转而与他作对。
    2. This erstwhile schoolmaster had discovered a way of keeping us quiet in the evenings.
      这位往昔的老师找到了一种让我们晚上安静下来的方法。

【邻近词汇】