ex-fiancé

ex-fiancé — noun

1. a man that someone had formally agreed to marry but then separated from before t

1.名詞B1
釋義

a man that someone had formally agreed to marry but then separated from before the wedding ceremony took place

例句

Diego still keeps a photo of his ex-fiancé on the living room shelf.

Ananya ran into her ex-fiancé at a coffee shop near the station.

run into + ex-fiancé — chance-encounter collocation

同義詞
  • former fiancé

    full-length form, identical meaning but slightly more formal

  • ex

    informal and less specific — may refer to any former romantic partner

反義詞
  • fiancé

    the man someone is currently engaged to marry

文法句型

ex-fiancé + possessive determiner

用法筆記

The feminine form, ex-fiancée, refers to a woman who was formerly engaged. Learners should note the spelling difference — ex-fiancé (masculine, one 'e') versus ex-fiancée (feminine, two 'e's).

常見錯誤

❌She introduced her ex-fiancé from college, but they had never been engaged.
✅She introduced her ex-boyfriend from college, but they had never been engaged.
💡'ex-fiancé' implies a formal engagement existed; 'ex-boyfriend' is correct when no engagement took place.