the former的用法和樣例：
例句
- Loyalty to the former king still persists in parts of the country.
該國一些地方仍有人忠於前國王。
- They supported Japan's taking over of all the former German interests in Shandong Province.
他們支持日本接管德國以前在山東省的所有權益。
- She proved herself a worthy successor to the former champion.
她證明了自己是前冠軍的當之無愧的接替人。
- Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to laugh, while the latter aren't.
人不同於野獸，因前者能笑，而後者卻不能。
- Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.
希思先生是英國前任首相。
- Of these alternatives, I prefer the former.
在這兩者之間我願選擇前者。
- Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse.
珍和瑪麗是好朋友，前者是老師，後者是護士。
- Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.
這兩個人中，前者已死，而後者仍然活著。
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