formerly
adv. 以前；从前
近义词：once，previously，before，ago，heretofore，aforetime，intheolddays，intimespast，longago，inthepast，DarkAges，earlier，onceuponatime，in，ages，dark，long，then，back，the，times，past，old，days，erstwhile，atonetime，erst，
详细释义
adv.(副词)
- 从前，以前，原先，旧时
- 刚才
英英释义
Adverb
- at a previous time;
"at one time he loved her" "her erstwhile writing" "she was a dancer once"
例句
用作副词(adv.)
- I formerly worked in a casual dress environment.我以前工作的那个地方对着装没有特别的要求。
- I suppose it might have been formerly her mother's.我猜这可能是她母亲以前的东西。
- This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
- Formerly banquests and royal examinations were held here.从前御宴和御试都在这里举行的。