英语词汇-former的发音释义、词根词缀、结构分析、同源词、词频及词根记忆法-英语词根词缀词典

-former[f. form n. 6 b + -er¹.]In schools, a member of a specified class or form, as sixth-former.1869Third-former [see third a. 5].1927J. Elder Thomasina Toddy xi, Sixth and Fifth formers who were in the Elevens.Ibid. xii, They gained on the Sixth-formers' boat.1928Daily Express 31 Aug. 15/2 One of them inquired of a small fourth-former whether he had seen any suspicious characters about.1960D. Potter Glittering Coffin vi. 82 The choice of grammar school sixth-formers would be Oxford or Cambridge first.1969Listener 20 Feb. 252/1 A more likable, fourth-former-to-fourth-former note.

-former /ˈfɔ:mə/ suffix. M19.

ORIGIN: from form noun + -er¹.

A member of a specified class or form in a school.

Dennis Potter The choice of grammar school sixth-formers would be Oxford or Cambridge first.

词汇	-former
词根词缀	OED SOED -former[f. form n. 6 b + -er¹.]In schools, a member of a specified class or form, as *sixth-former.1869Third-former [see third a. 5].1927J. Elder Thomasina Toddy* xi, Sixth and Fifth formers who were in the Elevens.Ibid. xii, They gained on the Sixth-formers' boat.1928Daily Express 31 Aug. 15/2 One of them inquired of a small fourth-former whether he had seen any suspicious characters about.1960D. Potter Glittering Coffin vi. 82 The choice of grammar school sixth-formers would be Oxford or Cambridge first.1969Listener 20 Feb. 252/1 A more likable, fourth-former-to-fourth-former note. -former /ˈfɔ:mə/ suffix. M19. ORIGIN: from form noun + -er¹. A member of a specified class or form in a school. Dennis Potter The choice of grammar school sixth-formers would be Oxford or Cambridge first.
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