erstwhile
adj. 从前的；往昔的
近义词：sometime，onetime，former，old，previous，past，earlier，ex，once，formerly，atonetime，quondam，erst，one-time，
详细释义
adj.(形容词)
- 往昔的
- 从前的
- 以前的
- 过去的
- 先前的
- 原来的
- 较早时候的
adv.(副词)
- 往昔
- <古>从前
- 以前
英英释义
Adjective
- belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend" "our former glory" "the once capital of the state" "her quondam lover"
Adverb
- at a previous time;
"at one time he loved her" "her erstwhile writing" "she was a dancer once"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- His erstwhile friends turned against him.他先前的朋友转而与他作对。
- This erstwhile schoolmaster had discovered a way of keeping us quiet in the evenings.这位往昔的老师找到了一种让我们晚上安静下来的方法。