former

前任的、以前的置於名詞前

A former colleague of mine now runs a bakery downtown.

我的一位前同事現在在市區開麵包店。

從前的、昔日的、過去的

In former times, people traveled these roads on horseback.

從前人們騎馬走這些路。

前者的與 latter 相對

Of the two proposals, the former option seems more realistic.

這兩個提案中，前一個選項似乎比較實際。

前者常與 the 連用

We could fly or take the train; I prefer the former.

我們可以搭飛機或坐火車，我比較喜歡前者。