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
Do you want a first class, business class or economy seat?
你想要头等舱、商务舱还是经济舱？
If only our team had scored one more point.
要是我们队再多得一分就好了。
the message to its home planet is barely halfway there.
那么这个信号在发回到原来的行星途中刚刚走了一半路程。