umwhile

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Erstwhile; late; former. Scotland,dialectal,not-comparable,obsolete
    — which devolved on this unhappy woman by a settlement of her umwhile husband.
副词 adv.
  1. Formerly; late; whilom. Scotland,dialectal,not-comparable,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- + while. More at while.
词源 2
From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- + while. More at while.
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