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。