erstwhile
英语
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编辑erstwhile (不可比)
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编辑erstwhile (無比較級)
- (書面,法律) 之前的,曾经的
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, 章號 2, 出自 The Disappearance of Count Collini[1]:
- 2017年10月14日, Paul Doyle, “Mauricio Pellegrino yet to find attacking solution for stuttering Southampton”, 出自 the Guardian[2]:
- Other erstwhile stalwarts are also wavering. Southampton had two of the best full-backs in the league last season but Ryan Bertrand has been below par this season and Cédric Soares made an uncharacteristic lapse that led to Stoke’s winning goal in Southampton’s last outing.
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- (官方不建议使用) 尊敬的
用法说明
编辑使用erstwhile指代“尊敬的”起源自在“erstwhile colleague”之类的短语内被人误读为esteemed等词的近义词,大多数权威机构不建议如此使用。[1][2]
参考资料
编辑- ↑ 2005, May 21, Ruth Wajnryb, Erstwhile errors in do-it-yourself English, Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ 2003, July 4, Jed Hartman, Words easily confused #7