erstwhile
['ə:sthwail]
adj. 以前的;从前的;往昔的
adv. 以前;往昔地
同义词
参考例子
1.Big Pharma is in big trouble, but it may yet find comfort in the arms of that erstwhile foe.
尽管大型药厂遭遇大的困境,但是它们仍可以在与昔日对手的联合中找到安慰。
2.Even more humiliating for the erstwhile masters of the universe, the new force in finance is now the government.
对于往日的世界巨头来说还会有更多挫折,金融市场的新生力量则是美国政府。
3.Meanwhile, some erstwhile Labour voters, who have until recently been disillusioned with the government, have been returning to the fold.
同时,有些工党支持者直到最近都对现政府失去信心,但他们可能又恢复了对工党信任。
英文解释
adj.
1.belonging to some prior time
2.at a previous time
网络释义
erstwhile
以前的,往昔的; 以前; 往昔地; 从前;
Remember erstwhile memory
忘不了往昔的记忆;
The Erstwhile Tu Ying Listen
旧时堂前燕 (原曲洛子商; 旧时堂前燕 (原曲洛子商);
ci-devant erst erstwhile
往昔的;