- erstwhile
- ['ə:sthwail]
- adj. 以前的；从前的；往昔的
adv. 以前；往昔地
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;