alternative

🇬🇧/ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ 🇺🇸/ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/📚 2600 54 4四级六级考研托福雅思高考
If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second. 替代品

noun [专属名词]可供选择的事物,替代物

New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.
治疗关节炎的新方法可能会提供一种止痛药的替代品。Is there a viable alternative to the present system?

adjective [原级]可替代的,备选的;非传统的,另类的;(两者)互不相容的,非此即彼的

There were alternative methods of travel available.
有另外的旅行方式可采用。Have you any alternative suggestions?

altern- alter, altern, ali=other, to change, 表示“其他的, 改变状态”alternative 二者择一(的)(来自 alternate 交替,交替选择 的方法)
alternative 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 51 Predicting the future alternative 形容词: 选择的
Lesson 46 Hobbies

an alternative plan / route / way

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