quondam
IPA/ˈkwɒn.dæm/
IPA/ˈkwɑːn.dəm/
quondam — 形容詞
- quondampositive
- more quondamcomparative
- most quondamsuperlative
1. describing a person or thing that once had a certain role, job, or place in life
1.形容詞
釋義
昔日；從前
指以前曾經是、現在已不再的
describing a person or thing that once had a certain role, job, or place in life but does not have it now.
例句
Cyrus now lives quietly, far from his quondam life as a famous singer.
Cyrus 如今過著平靜的生活，遠離他昔日身為知名歌手的日子。
attributive use: quondam + noun, placed before the noun
The quondam mayor of the town now teaches music at the school.
鎮上昔日的市長，如今在學校教音樂。
quondam + job title for a past role
Tariro met her quondam classmates at the station after twenty years.
二十年後，Tariro 在車站遇見了她昔日的同學。
Vikram walked past the quondam bakery, now a shop selling phones.
Vikram 走過從前的麵包店，那裡現在是一間賣手機的店。
Élise's quondam rival sent her a kind letter after the match.
比賽結束後，Élise 昔日的對手寫了一封友善的信給她。
常見搭配
- quondam classmate
- quondam rival
- quondam admirers
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- quondam classmate
- quondam rival
- quondam admirers