erstwhile
英 ['??stwa?l]
美['?stwa?l]
- adj. 以前的；從前的；往昔的
- adv. 以前；往昔地
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
中文詞源
erstwhile 先前的
erst, 最早的，ere最高級。
英文詞源
- erstwhile (adv.)
- 1560s, "formerly," from erst "first, at first; once, long ago; till now" (13c.), earlier erest from Old English ?rest "soonest, earliest," superlative of ?r (see ere) + while (adv.). As an adjective, "former," from 1903. Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German erist, German erst.
雙語例句
- 1. His erstwhile friends turned against him.
- 他先前的朋友轉(zhuǎn)而與他作對。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He fled to America with Phyllis Burton, an erstwhile friend of his wife's.
- 他和他妻子以前的一個(gè)朋友菲莉絲·伯頓一起逃往美國。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Erstwhile workers may have become managers.
- 過去的工人可能已經(jīng)成了經(jīng)理。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Panama is indeed now far removed from its erstwhile financial free - for - all.
- 事實(shí)上,現(xiàn)在巴拿馬金融業(yè)遠(yuǎn)非過去的來者不拒.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Both are in better shape than their erstwhile rivals.
- 他們的情況比以前的競爭對手都要好.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)