formers

IPA/ˈsɪksθˌfɔː.mər/
IPA/ˈsɪksθˌfɔːr.mɚ/

formers — noun

  • formerssingular
  • formersesplural

1. students who belong to a named class group or year within a school, especially i

1.名詞B2
釋義

students who belong to a named class group or year within a school, especially in older British school use.

例句

New formers queued outside the hall before the prize-giving assembly.

new formers + school event context

The head teacher asked all formers to meet in Room 12 after lunch.

all formers + meet in [room]

同義詞
  • pupils

    common British school word; much broader and not limited to one form or year

  • students

    broader term that can refer to learners at many kinds of schools

  • classmates

    people in the same class as you, not the whole form as a school group

文法句型

all formers

new formers

older formers

用法筆記

British school term, often found in older school language. It refers to pupils grouped by form or year, not to the adjective former meaning "previous."

常見錯誤

❌She is a formers teacher.
✅She is a former teacher.
💡use singular adjective 'former' before a noun; 'formers' is a plural noun for students.