单词：aforetime

中文含义：从前，往昔

英语词性：副词

美式发音：əˈfɔrˌtaɪm

同义词：formerly, previously, erstwhile

易混淆单词：aftershave, aftertime

双语例句:

1. The city was once a thriving commercial center, but is now a shadow of its aforetime prosperity. (这座城市曾经是一个繁荣的商业中心，但现在已成为其昔日繁荣的影子。)

2. Aforetime, this building used to be a movie theater. (曾经，这栋建筑是一个电影院。)