former 对应词为present
例句
1、
The hints from a couple of years ago were that we would receive less detail about the former than the latter two, but one never really knows and should prepare.
几年前的一些信息暗示,比起后两个人物,我们能获知的关于前者的信息更少。然而,没人确切地知道会发生什么,因此要做好准备。
2、
Given my personal experience, I agree with the former.
我认为,我同意前者的观点。