| 单词 | erstwhile |
| 释义 | erstwhile (once / 5235 pages) adjadv If your dad used to play in a punk band, but is now a computer programmer, you could call him an erstwhile punk rocker. Erstwhile means "former." Erstwhile comes from Old English and is a formal way to say "former." You can go to your class reunion 20 years after you graduate high school and see your erstwhile friends. That means that they had been your friends, but you lost touch with them, so that they weren't friends of yours anymore. Can you think of some people that you wish were erstwhile classmates of yours? WORD FAMILYerstwhile: erstwhiles USAGE EXAMPLESThe turmoil and difficulties he experienced moved him to turn the tables on his erstwhile comrades. Seattle Times(Dec 09, 2016) They were the first words directly attributed to the erstwhile prince since his father’s passing. Time(Dec 02, 2016) Her mayonnaise story culminates on a sweltering Greek island vacation with a group of boisterous friends, her husband, and her erstwhile lover. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) 1adj belonging to some prior time erstwhile friend Syn former, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime past earlier than the present time; no longer current 2adv at a previous time her erstwhile writing Syn at one time, erst, formerly, once |
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