"former" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈfɔɹmɝ/

FOR-mur

UK

/fˈɔːmɐ/

FAW-muh

释义

Used to refer to the first of two people or things mentioned, or to someone or something that had a particular role or status in the past. It often appears before a noun, as in 'former president'.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈfɔɹmɝ/

英式英语

/fˈɔːmɐ/

简化发音

美式

FOR-mur

英式

FAW-muh

语境中听

She is a former teacher.

This building was a former school.

Tom and Jake are brothers. The former is taller.

A former coworker called me out of the blue yesterday.