formerly meaning in Chinese
从前, 以前
Examples
- Fewer people study latin today than formerly .
现在学拉丁文的人比从前少了。 - Bulls were formerly dated by locality .
过去训令是根据所在地时间确定发布日的。 - Formerly here was a heap of ruins .
当初这里是一片废墟。 - I suppose it might have been formerly her mother's .
我猜这可能是她母亲以前的东西。