erstwhile
美音:[´ə:s´twaıl
]
英音:[´ə:s´twaıl
]
adv.<古>以前,往昔地 adj.以前的,往昔的
难易程度:
erstwhile为短语/超纲词汇
erstwhile
adj [only before noun]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: erst 'formerly' (11-19 centuries) (from Old English Arest 'earliest') + while]
former or in the past
She found herself ostracized by erstwhile friends.
his erstwhile allies
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: erst 'formerly' (11-19 centuries) (from Old English Arest 'earliest') + while]
former or in the past
She found herself ostracized by erstwhile friends.
his erstwhile allies
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