单词 | former |
释义 | former 1. attrib.adj.   1. of or occurring in the past or an earlier period (in former times).   2. having been previously (her former husband).   3. (prec. by the; often absol.) the first or first mentioned of two (opp. LATTER). Etymology: ME f. forme first, after FOREMOST 2. n.   1. a person or thing that forms.   2. Electr. a frame or core for winding a coil on.   3. Aeron. a transverse strengthening member in a wing or fuselage.   4. (in comb.) a pupil of a specified form in a school (fourth-former). |
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