喜樂美語
  1. 1rB2/ˈfɔːrmərli/ · /ˈfɔːməli/以前／從前

    In the past, but not now.

    示範例句 · Example

    This shopping mall was formerly an old train station.

    逐字這座購物中心以前是一個舊火車站。

    formerly 用在講「以前是這樣，現在不是了」，常放在名字或身分前面，帶點正式、書面的味道。例如 formerly known as（以前叫做…）。比口語的 before、used to 更正式，常出現在介紹或新聞裡。

    常見搭配

    • formerly known as

      以前叫做

      used to be called

      The band, formerly known as The Sparks, has a new name now.

    • formerly a/an ...

      以前是（某身分／用途）

      used to be a particular thing

      The park was formerly a car park.

    意思相近

    previouslyoncebeforein the past

core核心畫面

Think of a finger pointing back along a timeline to an earlier stretch: 'back then it was like this — and now it isn't any more.' Formerly marks that gap between an old state and the present.

可以想成一根手指沿著時間軸往回指，指向早先那一段：「那時候是這樣——現在已經不是了。」formerly 標的就是舊狀態和現在之間那道分界。

同家族的字

意思相近

previouslyoncebeforein the past

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

formerlyadv/ˈfɔɹmɚli/

  • 1

    at some time in the past

    • Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.
  • 2

    previously; once

    • This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.

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