前者的英文：
the former

参考例句：

The former, occupied by the sun at the vernal equinox is known as the equinox
前者是太阳在春分时所在的位置，通称为春分点。

Examples of the former type are algins and of the latter guar and locust bean gums.
前者的例子是藻酸铵,后者的例子是瓜耳胶和刺槐豆胶。

Without the latter, the former is of no avial.
没有后者，前者是无效的。

Of the two the latter is far Better than the former.
两者中后者比前者好得多。

It will share the fate of its predecessor.
它将遭受与前者同样的命运。

Of the two the latter is Better than the former.
二者中后者比前者好。

Of the two possibilities, this is more likely than that.
两个可能性中，后者比前者更可能。

The former is a painter and the latter is a composer.
前者是一名画家，而后者是一名作曲家。

The most important proponent of the former group was Mrs. Radcliffe
前者最重要的代表人物是德克利夫太太。

Sagacity, unlike cleverness, may increase with age
睿智与机灵不同，前者可随着年龄增加。

former是什么意思：
n. 形成者，模型
adj. 过去的，在前的，以前的，昔日的
pron. 前者

Without the latter, the former is of no avial.
没有后者，前者是无效的。

The former is a painter and the latter is a composer.
前者是一名画家，而后者是一名作曲家。

He was a former divinity student.
他以前是一个神学院的学生。

He is a former England international.
他是一名前英格兰国手。

This is a former palace built by the Portuguese.
这是以前葡萄牙人修建的宫殿。