记忆方法
将“erstwhile”分解为“er”和“stwhile”。想象一个故事中的角色，“er”代表“以前”，而“stwhile”可以看作是“there while”的缩写，意味着“在那儿的时候”。这样，记住“erstwhile”就是“以前在那儿的时候”，指的是某人或某事物过去的状态或时期。
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中文词源
erstwhile 先前的
erst, 最早的，ere最高级。
英语词源
- erstwhile (adv.)
- 1560s, "formerly," from erst "first, at first; once, long ago; till now" (13c.), earlier erest from Old English ærest "soonest, earliest," superlative of ær (see ere) + while (adv.). As an adjective, "former," from 1903. Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German erist, German erst.
权威例句
- 1. His erstwhile friends turned against him.
- 他先前的朋友转而与他作对。
- 2. He fled to America with Phyllis Burton, an erstwhile friend of his wife's.
- 他和他妻子以前的一个朋友菲莉丝·伯顿一起逃往美国。
- 3. Erstwhile workers may have become managers.
- 过去的工人可能已经成了经理。
- 4. Panama is indeed now far removed from its erstwhile financial free - for - all.
- 事实上,现在巴拿马金融业远非过去的来者不拒.
- 5. Both are in better shape than their erstwhile rivals.
- 他们的情况比以前的竞争对手都要好.