former 的用法及固定搭配

former

1.the former(前者)和the latter相对,只可用于两个人或物,不可用于两个以上的人或物,如不可说He has three friends in Beijing, A, B, and C, the former is a scholar。该把former改作first, firstmentioned,或first-named。

2.former Mayor...(前任市长…)。former Ambassador...(前任大使…)等里的former的用法,在美国比在英国普通。在英国通常用ex-。