former讀法如下:英 [?f?m?(r)] ,?美 [?f?rm?r] 。
例句如下:
The?variation?trends?of?precipitation?and?total?amount?of?water?resources?are?identical,?but?the?former?′?s?variational?rate?is?smaller?than?the?latter?′?s. 水資源總量的變化規律和降水變化規律壹致,但前者的變化率明顯大於後者。
Between?small?changes?and?big?changes,?the?former?is?more?likely. 在小變化和大變化兩者之中,前者的可能性更大;Her?article?showed?no?charity?towards?her?former?friends. 她的文章對她以前的朋友毫不寬容。
The?company?was?ordered?to?pay?compensation?to?its?former?employees. 公司被勒令向以前的員工作出補償;The?former?option?would?be?much?more?sensible. 前壹種選擇要明智得多。