音标:英 [ˈɜ:stwaɪl]美 [ˈɚstˌhwaɪl,-ˌwaɪl]
adv. 以前, 往昔地a. 以前的, 往昔的
s. belonging to some prior time
1. If nothing else, my erstwhile savior fairly reeked of odors too foul to be part of any dream I was likely to conjure up.
别无其他 我之前的救命恩人 浑身恶臭 我不可能做出这种梦
2. what completely warranted bad blood exists between us, you still harbor a vestigial nostalgia for our erstwhile camaraderie.
虽然我们之间有不容置疑的过节 但你们仍念及我们昔日的情分