Formerly
[ 'fɔrmɚli ]
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adv. 原来，原先;以前，从前;刚才;先头;
📝 例句
Bulls were formerly dated by locality.
过去训令是根据所在地时间确定发布日的。
Kessler, formerly an egg candler, lives alone on social security.
凯斯勒原先是个禽蛋质量检验员，现在他靠社会保险过着孤独的日子。
This was formerly done manually, but is semi-automatic on the latest models.
以前用手工来完成这种操作，在最新的仪器中是半自动的。
Demise of the Crown formerly caused a dissolution of Parliament.
以前英王驾崩导致议会解散。
This formerly inaccessible place can now be reached by road and rail.
这里过去是穷乡僻壤, 现在铁路公路都畅通了。
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
formerly
adv in earlier times; previously 以前; 从前
The company formerly belonged to an international banking group. 该公司以前隶属於一个国际银行集团.
Namibia, formerly South West Africa 纳米比亚, 旧称西南非洲. Cf 参看 latter.
🔁 扩展释义
*['fɒ:mәli]ad. 从前, 以前
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From 1830 onwards in the USA and from about 1870 in Canada, settlers began to move westwards and to take possession of the plains as their own.
美国自1830年起，加拿大从1870年左右起，殖民者开始向西迁移，并把平原据为己有。
Thus they lay on hard wooden boards, unable to stand up or move around.
这样，他们就躺在硬木板上，既不能站立起来，也不能活动。
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