柯林斯詞典formerly /?f??m?l?/ 1. ADV If something happened or was true formerly, it happened or was true in the past. 以前 He had formerly been in the navy. 他以前在海軍服役。 返回 formerly劍橋詞典in the past 以前，從前，在過去 The European Union was formerly called the European Community. 歐盟舊稱歐洲共同躰。 例句 The position of our formerly illegal workers has now been regularized .The artist formerly known as Prince.The building was formerly used as a bank , but is now being turned into a bar .The house was formerly owned by the local council .Many formerly radical students now work for the government . 返回 formerly