erstwhile
UKisthail
US'ə:s'twaıl
معنی فارسی
(formerly erst) سابقا قبلا.
معنی کامل و مثالها
/u_rst´hwīl´/adv., adj.
● پیشین، سابق
my erstwhile friend
دوست پیشین من
● (قدیمی) مدتی پیش، پیش از این، سابقا
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old English 'ǣrest' (first, earliest) + 'hwīl' (time).
مثال
- Her erstwhile friends turned against her.
- The erstwhile thriving business is now in ruins.
- He is an erstwhile champion of the sport.
ترکیبهای رایج
Erstwhile friend Erstwhile champion Erstwhile colleague
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- belonging to some prior time “erstwhile friend” “our former glory” “the once capital of the state” “her quondam lover”
- at a previous time “at one time he loved her” “her erstwhile writing” “she was a dancer once”