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单词 erstwhile
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Definition of erstwhile in English:

erstwhile

adjective ˈəːstwʌɪlˈərstˌ(h)waɪl
  • attributive Former.

    the erstwhile president of the company
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To be fair to the script writers, they have made Todd behave in a way which entitled his erstwhile friends and neighbours to complain about his conduct.
    • Or is it more a question of a prime minister losing the trust of his people, including some his erstwhile friends and allies?
    • Many of the president's erstwhile critics seem willing to give him a chance.
    • But there's nothing like a common enemy to get erstwhile rivals to work together.
    • He assuredly bumped off a formidable array of erstwhile friends and possible rivals.
    Synonyms
    former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as was, ex-, late, then
    previous, prior, foregoing
    formal quondam
    archaic whilom
adverb ˈəːstwʌɪlˈərstˌ(h)waɪl
archaic
  • Formerly.

    Mary Anderson, erstwhile the queen of America's stage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oil money has corrupted the media and a considerable segment of erstwhile critical intellectuals.
    • Getting a brand that was erstwhile pushed by James Bond himself?
    • Thus it came to pass that one of the islands of the Archipelago of Bermuda, erstwhile the haunt of buccaneers, became the lair of another gang.
    • The future, as foreseen by Douglas Hurd, erstwhile Foreign Secretary to Margaret Thatcher, looks intriguing.
    • The stately buildings, erstwhile the abode of the honoured and wealthy of the city, are now tenanted by humble toilers, or turned into places of business.
    Synonyms
    formerly, previously, in the past, at one time, at one point, once upon a time, on a former occasion, on one occasion, one time, in one case, time was when, in days gone by, in times gone by, back in the day, in times past, in the old days, in the good old days, long ago
 
 

Definition of erstwhile in US English:

erstwhile

adjectiveˈərstˌ(h)wīlˈərstˌ(h)waɪl
  • attributive Former.

    his erstwhile rivals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or is it more a question of a prime minister losing the trust of his people, including some his erstwhile friends and allies?
    • To be fair to the script writers, they have made Todd behave in a way which entitled his erstwhile friends and neighbours to complain about his conduct.
    • But there's nothing like a common enemy to get erstwhile rivals to work together.
    • He assuredly bumped off a formidable array of erstwhile friends and possible rivals.
    • Many of the president's erstwhile critics seem willing to give him a chance.
    Synonyms
    former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as was, ex-, late, then
adverbˈərstˌ(h)wīlˈərstˌ(h)waɪl
archaic
  • Formerly.

    Mary Anderson, erstwhile the queen of America's stage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus it came to pass that one of the islands of the Archipelago of Bermuda, erstwhile the haunt of buccaneers, became the lair of another gang.
    • Oil money has corrupted the media and a considerable segment of erstwhile critical intellectuals.
    • Getting a brand that was erstwhile pushed by James Bond himself?
    • The stately buildings, erstwhile the abode of the honoured and wealthy of the city, are now tenanted by humble toilers, or turned into places of business.
    • The future, as foreseen by Douglas Hurd, erstwhile Foreign Secretary to Margaret Thatcher, looks intriguing.
    Synonyms
    formerly, previously, in the past, at one time, at one point, once upon a time, on a former occasion, on one occasion, one time, in one case, time was when, in days gone by, in times gone by, back in the day, in times past, in the old days, in the good old days, long ago
 
 
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