I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn.
我得知這座房子以前是家客棧。
Formerly, the relations between a teacher and his pupils were dominated by fear on the part of the pupils
以往的師生關系主要是學生懼怕老師。
He was formerly a worker, but now he is a manager of a shop.
他曾經是個工人，可現在他是一家商店的經理。
This formerly inaccessible place can now be reached by road and rail.
這里過去是窮鄉僻壤，現在鐵路公路都暢通了。
Formerly he often lingered about [ around] a park, doing nothing.
從前他時常在公園里逛蕩，無所事事。