单词	erstwhile
释义	erstwhileerst‧while /ˈɜːstwaɪl $ ˈɜːrst-/ adjective [only before noun] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINerstwhile Origin: 1500-1600 erst ‘formerly’ (11-19 centuries) (from Old English ærest ‘earliest’) + while Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He has won over many of his erstwhile critics. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It was my erstwhile swain, looking much the same as 10 years earlier. Others say she avenges herself of the insult offered by her erstwhile lover by luring fishermen and other sailors to their doom. She certainly needed a cup of tea, even if her erstwhile visitor didn't. The movie theatres were showing well-made and respectable films to a large public that included many of their erstwhile critics. What were your options when an erstwhile love returned? With her erstwhile host's kind permission, she reminded herself bitterly. former or in the past:  She found herself ostracized by erstwhile friends. his erstwhile allies
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