adj.前者的；前任的；以前的
n.创造者；学校某一年级的学生
Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive. 这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。
Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain. 希思先生是英国前任首相。
I paid a visit to my former English teacher. 我拜访了我以前的英语老师。
Many of his former supporters voted against him. 他以前的许多支持者投票反对他。
用作名词 (n.)a former of ideas 想出主意者
the former表示“前者”，the latter表示“后者”，两者相对，只可用于两个人或物之间；
former Mayor表示“前任市长”，而former Ambassador表示“前任大使”，这种former的用法多见于美国，英国人习惯用ex-来表示“前任的”。
n.表演者；执行者
adv.以前；从前
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