formerly
adv.原来，原先；以前，从前；刚才；先头
网络解释.以前；从前；原名；前身是
adv.1.从前的释义下的同义词
in ages dark ago long then back the times past old days
2.先前的释义下的同义词
heretofore previously once aforetime
双语例句
1. 1 . Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa
纳米比亚，旧称西南非洲
来自《权威词典》