in the past 以前；从前 Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa 纳米比亚，旧称西南非洲 I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. 我得知这座房子以前是家客栈。 🔊🔊 John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France 约翰 · 马什，以前家在莱斯特市伦敦路，现居住在法国
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFormerly is used with these adjectives:- prosperous
- secret
- call
- know
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