erstwhile

• adj.
• adv.以前; 以前

最も早い、最も高い。

erstwhile (adv.)

1560s, "formerly," from erst "first, at first; once, long ago; till now" (13c.), earlier erest from Old English ?rest "soonest, earliest," superlative of ?r (see ere) + while (adv.). As an adjective, "former," from 1903. Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German erist, German erst.

1. His erstwhile friends turned against him.

彼は以前の友人が彼と対決するようになった。

2.He fled to America with Phylis Burton，an erstwhile friend of his wife 's.

彼は妻の昔の友人フェリス?バートンと一緒にアメリカに逃げた。

3. Erstwhile workers may have become managers.

過去の労働者はマネージャになっていた可能性があります。

4.Panama is indeed now far removed from its erstwhile financial free-for-all.

実際、現在のパナマ金融業は過去の来者ではない。

5.Both are in better shape than thair erstwhile rivals.

彼らの状況は以前のライバルよりも良い。