Word
quondam
/ˈkwɒndəm/
adjective
原来的，以前的
that once was; former
指过去某个时期的
- 1.
belonging to some prior time
属于过去某个时间的
属于过去某个时间的；原来的；以前的
In use
The quondam champion returned to the ring after a decade.
She visited her quondam hometown, now completely transformed by development.
The quondam CEO now serves as an advisor to the startup.
quondam + noun
He was a quondam friend of mine.
他曾是我的一位旧友。
the quondam + noun
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。
quondam + title
She is a quondam ambassador.
她是一位前任大使。
Common mistakes
He quondam lived here.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。
She is my quondam.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。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.