former學測 L2KK [ˈfɔrmɚ] | /ˈfɔrmɚ/
前任的;以前的·前者的
學測愛考的前者與前任之分
My former coach still calls me every New Year to say hello.
我以前的教練每年新年都還會打電話跟我問好。
一個畫面:轉身指向背後
轉身回指把手指向自己背後
卸下頭銜拿掉不再擁有的職稱
先提那個兩者裡先被說出的那個
義項
卸任身影B2adjective前任的;以前的
The former president gave a speech about his years in office at the university.
這位前任總統在大學裡發表了一場關於他任內歲月的演說。
a former presidenta former teacher
指向前者B2adjective前者的
Given a choice between coffee and tea, I always prefer the former.
在咖啡和茶之間選擇的話,我總是偏好前者。
prefer the formerin the former case
片語
former self舊日自己 →以前的自己或個性
former glory昔日風光 →過去的光榮不再
in former times很久以前 →在過去的年代
the former指前者 →兩者中先提到的那個
你會不會這樣說?
'The former CEO resigned.' 這裡的 former 最接近哪個意思?(A) 前任的 (B) 前者的
看答案
(A)
此句指曾任該職位、現已不再擔任的人,符合「前任的」義項。
Given a choice between coffee and tea, I always prefer the ___. (前者)
看答案
former
此處指兩者中先提到的『咖啡』,對應「前者的」義項。
字族
formerly 以前;從前(副詞)