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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- formerly
['fɔːməlɪ]
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adverb
(previously) 从前
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- formerly
['fɔrmɚlɪ]
['fɔːməlɪ]
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1.
adverb
以前，从前，旧时，原来
Collins English-English Dictionary
- formerly
['fɔːməlɪ]
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adv
at or in a former time; in the past
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2.
adv
[obsolete]
in the immediate past; just now
Examples
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An automobile was formerly called a horseless carriage.
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从前汽车被称为不用马拉的车。
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Brevet is a form of military commission formerly used in US armies.
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名誉晋升是美军曾用的一种军衔。
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In genetics, genes were formerly called factors.
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在遗传学上，基因以前被称为遗传因子。
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He gathered together nearly all the drawings formerly in his father's collection.
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以前，他把父亲收藏品中几乎所有的画作归拢到一块。
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Genes were formerly called factors.
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基因（gene）在以前被称为factor。
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这里过去很偏僻，现在铁路公路都畅通了。
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This formerly inaccessible place can now be easily reached by road and rail.
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儿孙满堂
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with generations of offspring filling the house (formerly regarded as a sign of prosperity)
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