formerly是什么意思，formerly的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句
formerly英标
英:/'ˈfɔːməli/ 美:/'ˈfɔːrmərli/
类别
GRE
常用词典
adv. 以前；原来
例句
I've formerly been to the African Savannah with friends.
我以前和朋友去过非洲的大草原。
The young man was formerly trained in special forces.
这个年轻的男子过去在特种部队接受过训练。
We formerly went out with colleagues on weekends.
我们以前在周末和同事们外出游玩。
He had formerly been in the navy.
他以前在海军服役。
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn.
我得知这座房子以前是家客栈。
Formerly he often lingered about [around] a park, doing nothing.
从前他时常在公园里逛荡，无所事事。
Over the course of 80 million years, they evolved into tractor-trailer sized, long-necked plant-eaters, like Apatosaurus, formerly known as Brontosaurus.
经过八千万年的演化，他们变成了长脖子的草食性恐龙，并且长得像拖拉机那么大了，就如迷惑龙，以前称雷龙，那么大。
This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.
这一地区先前属于美国的势力范围。
同义词
adv.|previously/ago/back;以前；原来
网络扩展资料
单词formerly的意思是之前，以前。它通常用于描述某人或某事物之前的状态或位置，或者表示某人之前的职业或头衔等。以下是一些例句，以帮助理解这个单词的用法：
- He formerly worked as a doctor. (他之前是个医生。)
- This building was formerly a school. (这栋建筑之前是所学校。)
- She was formerly married to a famous actor. (她之前和一位著名演员结了婚。)
近义词包括以前、从前、曾经等。反义词则包括现在、目前、最近等。
需要注意的是，formerly通常用于正式的场合，比如在官方文件、新闻报道或正式场合的发言中使用。在日常口语中，我们更常用的是简单的过去式，比如用was或had been来表示过去的状态或情况。