Definition of ci-devant in English:

ci-devant

adjective sidvɑ̃ˌsiːdəˈvɒ̃ˌsēdəˈvänt

attributive From or in an earlier time; former.
her ci-devant pupil, now her lover
她的昔日学生，今日情人。
Example sentencesExamples
- The ci-devant banker, then a widower with an only daughter, Esther, had journeyed to England.
- The school's ci-devant principal admits she may have made a mistake.
- I cannot say I think his manners have much of that elegance which might have been expected from a person of his ci-devant rank.
- The sweat-soaked, frightened, and bedraggled ci-devant dandy hammered at the door of his last-hope refuge.
Synonyms
one-time, erstwhile, sometime, late, as was

Origin

French, 'heretofore'.

Rhymes

aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne

Definition of ci-devant in US English:

ci-devant

adjectiveˌsēdəˈvänt

attributive From or in an earlier time (used to indicate that someone or something once possessed a specified characteristic but no longer does so)
用于表示某人、某物曾有但现已丧失的某种特性以前的
her ci-devant student, now her lover
她的昔日学生，今日情人。
Example sentencesExamples
- The sweat-soaked, frightened, and bedraggled ci-devant dandy hammered at the door of his last-hope refuge.
- I cannot say I think his manners have much of that elegance which might have been expected from a person of his ci-devant rank.
- The ci-devant banker, then a widower with an only daughter, Esther, had journeyed to England.
- The school's ci-devant principal admits she may have made a mistake.
Synonyms
one-time, erstwhile, sometime, late, as was

Origin

French, ‘heretofore’.

词汇	ci-devant
释义	Definition of ci-devant in English: ci-devant adjective sidvɑ̃ˌsiːdəˈvɒ̃ˌsēdəˈvänt attributive From or in an earlier time; former. her ci-devant pupil, now her lover 她的昔日学生，今日情人。 Example sentencesExamples The ci-devant banker, then a widower with an only daughter, Esther, had journeyed to England. The school's ci-devant principal admits she may have made a mistake. I cannot say I think his manners have much of that elegance which might have been expected from a person of his ci-devant rank. The sweat-soaked, frightened, and bedraggled ci-devant dandy hammered at the door of his last-hope refuge. Synonyms one-time, erstwhile, sometime, late, as was Origin French, 'heretofore'. Rhymes aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne Definition of ci-devant in US English: ci-devant adjectiveˌsēdəˈvänt attributive From or in an earlier time (used to indicate that someone or something once possessed a specified characteristic but no longer does so) 用于表示某人、某物曾有但现已丧失的某种特性以前的 her ci-devant student, now her lover 她的昔日学生，今日情人。 Example sentencesExamples The sweat-soaked, frightened, and bedraggled ci-devant dandy hammered at the door of his last-hope refuge. I cannot say I think his manners have much of that elegance which might have been expected from a person of his ci-devant rank. The ci-devant banker, then a widower with an only daughter, Esther, had journeyed to England. The school's ci-devant principal admits she may have made a mistake. Synonyms one-time, erstwhile, sometime, late, as was Origin French, ‘heretofore’.
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