a onetime + noun
作定语放在名词前,表示某人过去的身份,现在已不再如此。
He is a onetime professional athlete.
他曾是一名职业运动员。
从前的,一度的
从前的;一度的
belonging to some prior time
从前的;一度的;从前;一度
s belonging to some prior time
She is a onetime champion who has since retired.
她是一位从前的冠军,现已退役。
用法提示:形容词“onetime”修饰“champion”,表示“曾经的”。
The onetime actor now works as a teacher.
这位曾经的演员现在是一名教师。
用法提示:形容词“onetime”修饰“actor”,表示“从前的”。
He was a onetime ally, but they had a falling out.
他曾是一位盟友,但他们闹翻了。
用法提示:形容词“onetime”修饰“ally”,表示“一度的”。
作定语放在名词前,表示某人过去的身份,现在已不再如此。
He is a onetime professional athlete.
他曾是一名职业运动员。
常与物主代词连用,指某人过去认识的人或过去拥有的东西。
She met her onetime teacher at the reunion.
她在聚会上遇到了她以前的老师。
与定冠词连用,强调某地或某物过去的状态。
The onetime warehouse now houses a museum.
这座昔日的仓库现在是一座博物馆。
可修饰复数名词,表示过去的关系或身份。
The onetime rivals now work together.
昔日的对手现在一起工作。
grammar · medium
易错句子She onetime worked as a nurse.
正确表达She once worked as a nurse.
onetime 只能作形容词,不能像 once 那样作副词修饰动词;表示“曾经、一度”作状语时要用副词 once(或 at one time)。
grammar · medium
易错句子I visited Japan onetime last year.
正确表达I visited Japan one time last year.
表示“一次”这个次数时,要写成两个词 one time,作状语;onetime 是形容词,意为“从前的”,不能用来表示次数。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an onetime champion.
正确表达He is a onetime champion.
冠词取决于读音而不是拼写:onetime 读 /ˈwʌntaɪm/,以辅音 /w/ 开头,所以用 a,不用 an。
former 常修饰职位、头衔或身份,强调“前任”,语体中性;onetime 更书面、带“昔日”色彩,强调曾经是而现在不是。修饰人时两者有时可换用,但 former 不用于表示“一次性的”。
previous 强调时间顺序上紧挨着的前一个,如 previous week,或前一次;onetime 不强调顺序,只指过去某个时候的身份或状态。
once 是副词,表示“曾经、一度”,常放在动词后或句末;onetime 是形容词,直接放在名词前,如 an onetime teacher,不能像 once 那样单独作状语。
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