The former
其它 Other前者
📖 牛津释义
the former
pron the first mentioned of two things or people 前者
If I had to choose between fish and chicken I'd prefer the former, ie fish. 若让我在鱼和鸡之间选择其一, 我要前者（即鱼）.
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
John Marchetta.
我是 ，John Marchetta。
To err is human.
人无完人。
No, more, about 130 years ago. Most of the slave owners were rich farmers who lived in the south. They wanted to keep their slaves.
不，还要早，大约130年前。大多数奴隶主都是住在南方的富有的农场主。他们想保留自己的奴隶。