# formerly ##### 词义 - 英：/ˈfɔːməli/； 美：/ˈfɔːrmərli/ - #词性/adv 以前；从前 ##### 例句 - I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn . - 我得知这座房子以前是家客栈。 - This fact has led naturalists to believe that the Isthmus was formerly open . - 使许多自然学者相信这个地蛱在以前原是开通的 - This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US . - 这一地区先前属于美国的势力范围。