erstwhile + noun
erstwhile 作为形容词,仅用于名词前。
He returned to his erstwhile home.
他回到了他以前的家。
以前的;从前的
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以前的;从前的
former; from an earlier time
He returned to his erstwhile home.
他回到了他以前的家。
The erstwhile captain of the team now coaches young players.
这位以前的队长现在指导年轻球员。
We visited the erstwhile factory, which has been turned into an art museum.
我们参观了以前的工厂,如今它已变成艺术博物馆。
Her erstwhile classmates still remember her as a quiet student.
她以前的同学们仍记得她是个安静的学生。
erstwhile 作为形容词,仅用于名词前。
He returned to his erstwhile home.
他回到了他以前的家。
erstwhile 作为副词,常置于句首,修饰整个句子。
Erstwhile, he was a respected professor.
以前,他是一位受人尊敬的教授。
Not this
I met the president erstwhile.
Use this
I met the erstwhile president.
词序错误:形容词“erstwhile”应置于名词之前,而非之后。中文学习者容易受到母语副词“以前”可后置的影响,但英语中形容词须前置。
Not this
He is erstwhile a teacher.
Use this
He is an erstwhile teacher.
词性混淆:“erstwhile”作副词时表示“以前”,与现在时态矛盾;应使用其形容词形式修饰名词。中文中“以前”可作状语,但英语中此处需形容词。
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