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erstwhile的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:
詳盡釋義
adj. (形容詞)
- 往昔的
- 從前的
- 以前的
- 過去的
- 先前的
- 原來的
- 較早時候的
- 往昔
- <古>從前
- 以前
英英釋義
Adjective:
-
belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend"
"our former glory"
"the once capital of the state"
"her quondam lover"
-
at a previous time;
"at one time he loved her"
"her erstwhile writing"
"she was a dancer once"
erstwhile的用法和樣例:
例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
- His erstwhile friends turned against him.
他先前的朋友轉而與他作對。 - This erstwhile schoolmaster had discovered a way of keeping us quiet in the evenings.
這位往昔的老師找到了一種讓我們晚上安靜下來的方法。
經典引文
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His hair was frizzed and much lighter than erstwhile.
出自: W. Golding -
The conservative will find the practice of politics as difficult as he has erstwhile found its theory.
出自: R. Scruton