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alternative/ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətiv, ɒl-/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 (of one or more things) available or usable instead of another (指一个或多个东西)可相互替代使用的 an alternative route 另一可选择的路径 2 (of two things) mutually exclusive (两事物)互不包容的 3 of or relating to practices that offer a substitute for the conventional ones 供替代(通常所用者)的 alternative theatre 供替代的剧场 ●n. 1 any of two or more possibilities 两种(或多种可能性的)抉择，取舍 2 the freedom or opportunity to choose between two or more things (在二者或多者中)选择的自由，挑选的余地 I had no alternative but to go 我别无选择，只能前去 □ alternatively adv.[French alternatif -ive or medieval Latin alternativus (as ALTERNATE)]■ Usage 用法说明 Use in sense 1 with reference to more than two options (e.g. many alternative methods) is common, and acceptable. Alternative should not be used in place of alternate in the sense ‘every other’, e.g. There was a dance on alternate Saturdays. 释义 1 用于两种以上选择的情况(如 many alternative methods 很多可选方案)很常见，也被广泛接受；注意在“每隔一个”意义上， alternative 不能与 alternate 混用(如 There was a dance on alternate Saturdays 每隔一周的周六有舞会)。 |