former

元の、以前の

以前はある仕事や地位、関係にあったが、今はそうでない。

やさしい英語で： Having had a particular job, position, or relationship in the past, but no longer having it.

• She is a former teacher.
• I met my former boss yesterday.
• Their former home is now a hotel.

類義語： previous, past, ex-

反対語： current

よく使う表現： former president, former employee, former home

前者の

すでに述べた二つの人や物のうち、最初のほうを指す。

やさしい英語で： Referring to the first of two people or things already mentioned.

• Of tea and coffee, the former drink is cheaper.
• Between the two routes, the former option is shorter.
• The former example explains the rule more clearly than the latter one.

類義語： first

反対語： latter

よく使う表現： former option, former case, former example

前者

すでに述べた二つの人や物のうち、最初のほう。

やさしい英語で： The first of two people or things already mentioned.

• I tried tea and coffee, and preferred the former.
• We could walk or drive; the former costs nothing.
• Of the two proposals, the former has more support.

反対語： latter

よく使う表現： the former, prefer the former, choose the former

形成者、創設者

何かを作り出したり、組織などを設立したりする人。

やさしい英語で： A person who makes, creates, or establishes something.

• She was a skilled former of clay figures.
• The former of the society wanted it to help workers.
• They honoured him as the former of their company.

使い方： former of something (He was the former of the society.)

類義語： maker, creator, founder

よく使う表現： former of something, a former