quondam + noun
He was a quondam friend of mine.
他曾是我的一位旧友。
原来的，以前的
属于过去某个时间的；原来的；以前的
that once was; former
指过去某个时期的
属于过去某个时间的
belonging to some prior time
The quondam champion returned to the ring after a decade.
这位前冠军十年后重返拳坛。
用法提示：quondam 作形容词，意为“以前的”，修饰“冠军”。
She visited her quondam hometown, now completely transformed by development.
她重访了以前居住的家乡，如今已被发展彻底改变。
用法提示：quondam 作形容词，表示“以前的”，修饰“家乡”。
The quondam CEO now serves as an advisor to the startup.
这位前首席执行官现在担任这家初创公司的顾问。
用法提示：quondam 作形容词，意为“原先的”，修饰“CEO”。
He was a quondam friend of mine.
他曾是我的一位旧友。
常用于正式或文学语境。
The quondam ruler was exiled.
那位前任统治者被流放了。
She is a quondam ambassador.
她是一位前任大使。
grammar · medium
易错句子He quondam lived here.
正确表达He is a quondam resident.
quondam 是形容词，意为'以前的'，只能修饰名词，不能修饰动词。应将 quondam 放在名词前，如 a quondam resident。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is my quondam.
正确表达She is my quondam friend.
quondam 是形容词，不能用作名词。表示'以前的朋友'应说 quondam friend。
former强调职务、身份等的前任角色；quondam更正式，指曾经是但现已不存在的属性
previous强调时间顺序上在先的，常修饰事件、阶段；quondam侧重状态的过去性
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