erst

ad. formerly,once,before从前，以前。
△As.3.5.95: “Thy company,which erst was irksome to me,/ Iwill endure；”跟你在一起，从前惹我讨厌，如今我可以忍受了。
△H.V.5.2.48: “The even mead,that erst broughtsweetly forth / The freckled cowslip,burnet,andgreen clover，”那平坦的牧场，从前多么可爱，长满了带斑点的野樱草、地榆和绿盈盈的苜蓿。
△2H.VI.2.4.13: “Thaterst did follow thy proud chariot-wheels / When thoudidst ride in triumph through the streets.”从前，当你坐在车子里风光十足地驶过大街时，他们只能追随在你那华贵的车轮后边。