erstwhile
- 英式英标[\'ɝstwaɪl]
- 美式音标[\'ɜːstwaɪl]
adj. 以前的；从前的；往昔的
adv. 以前；往昔地
中文词源
erstwhile 先前的
erst, 最早的，ere最高级。
英文词源
- erstwhile (adv.)
- 1560s, "formerly," from erst "first, at first; once, long ago; till now" (13c.), earlier erest from Old English ærest "soonest, earliest," superlative of ær (see ere) + while (adv.). As an adjective, "former," from 1903. Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German erist, German erst.
实用例句
- 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.
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