in former times

• adv. 从前

in former times的用法和样例：

例句

1. In former times, if a gentleman married beneath him, he would lose his share of the family fortune.
   在过去，有身份的男人如果同比自己身份低的人结婚，就会失去自己名下的那份家产。
2. In former times it was thought that ordinary metal could be transmuted into gold.
   古时认为一般金属能变成黄金。
3. In former times the British army kept lots of soldiers at Fort William in Scotland.
   从前英国陆军经常把大批士兵派驻在苏格兰的威廉堡。
4. In former times, prisoners' heads were impaled on pointed stakes.
   从前的人把监犯的头钉在尖桩上。