former/'fɔːmər $ 'fɔːrmər/

a. happening, existing or true in the past

n. [the ~] the first one of two things or people that have been mentioned

a. 以前的，从前的：her former husband 她的前夫

◇former US president Bill Clinton 美国前总统比尔·克林顿

n. [the ~] [C]（两者之中的）前者：Of the two suggestions, the former seems more reasonable. 这两个建议中，前者似乎更合理。

音组-mer/-mər $ -mər/

customer; farmer; former; hammer; performer; summer

常犯错误

✗ Jack, Tom and John won the game; the former is my classmate.

✓ Jack, Tom and John won the game; the first is my classmate. 杰克、汤姆和约翰赢得了比赛；第一个是我的同学。