单词：the former
前者
the former的用法和样例：
例句
- Loyalty to the former king still persists in parts of the country.该国一些地方仍有人忠于前国王。
- They supported Japan's taking over of all the former German interests in Shandong Province.他们支持日本接管德国以前在山东省的所有权益。
- She proved herself a worthy successor to the former champion.她证明了自己是前冠军的当之无愧的接替人。
- Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to laugh, while the latter aren't.人不同于野兽，因前者能笑，而后者却不能。
- Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.希思先生是英国前任首相。
- Of these alternatives, I prefer the former.在这两者之间我愿选择前者。
- Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse.珍和玛丽是好朋友，前者是老师，后者是护士。
- Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。