Formerly

(adv.) In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.

希尔达整理

• Stephenson laid down new rails at Killingworth with half-lap joints, or extending over each other for a certain distance at the ends, instead of the butt joints that were formerly used. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• A debate is not what a debate used to be; the House is not what the House used to be; even a Cabinet is not what it formerly was. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Now look at the Galeopithecus or so-called flying lemur, which was formerly ranked among bats, but is now believed to belong to the Insectivora. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• These wells are now made with larger diameters than formerly, and altogether their construction has been rendered much more easy in modern times. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Formerly, when I was very young, we had mutually sought each other. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Formerly, they were turned towards the posting-house; now, they are turned towards the prison. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• We have used for a number of years in this laboratory a form of constant water bath which was contrived by Mr. Edward Bogardus, formerly chemist to the New Jersey State Geological Survey. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• I was lodging with a comical old widow, who had formerly been my sister Fanny's nurse when she was quite a child. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• It was formerly used for pumping a mine. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• What was formerly a seat of the family of Seymour, is now an inn upon the Bath road. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Formerly augers and similar boring tools had merely a curved sharpened end and a concavity to hold the chips, and the whole tool had to be withdrawn to empty the chips. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Her constant visitor was a most sanguine Bonapartist, who had formerly been employed by that emperor as ambassador to the court of Naples. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• It is the lady as formerly objected. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I meant,' exclaimed Wegg, testily, 'to the party as formerly objected? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• At that period, I believe he could have attached himself to me very sincerely; more so than formerly. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I warn't locked up as often now as formerly, but I wore out my good share of key-metal still. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• What if her interest in him were not so entirely that of a relative as it had formerly been? 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Here was again a want of delicacy and regard for others which had formerly so struck and disgusted her. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• The timber that had formerly grown upon both banks, and for a considerable distance out, was still standing. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• I rang the bell and was shown up to the chamber which had formerly been in part my own. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Formerly, Miss Keeldar, I had some influence with you: have I any now? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Formerly ensilage corn was cut shortly after the tassel appeared. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• We have also formerly seen that parts many times repeated are eminently liable to vary, not only in number, but in form. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Acheson, formerly one of his staff: I once made an experiment in Edison's laboratory at Menlo Park during the latter part of 1880, and the results were not as looked for. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Formerly Caroline Jellyby, spinster, then of Thavies Inn, within the city of London, but extra-parochial; now of Newman Street, Oxford Street. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Nothing in this appearance was at all singular but the fact of its great difference from what he had formerly been. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Vail, formerly one of the Menlo Park staff. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I formerly spoke to very many naturalists on the subject of evolution, and never once met with any sympathetic agreement. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Simon the Tanner formerly lived here. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I used to be, formerly. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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