Alternative
[ ɔl'tɝnətɪv ]
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adj. 替代的;备选的;其他的;另类的;
n. 可供选择的事物;
💡 词根助记
altern轮流的 + ative有...作用的（带此后缀的词有的可兼作名词） → 替换物;取舍,抉择
📝 例句
Coal is one viable alternative.
煤是一种可行的代用品。
There was no alternative route open to her.
她别无选择。
What alternatives are there?
还有什么可选择的?
Conciliation is meaningful only if one is thought to have an alternative.
只有当一个人被认为有选择余地时，和解才是有意义的。
She had no alternative but to ask for a few days' leave.
实在不得已, 她只好请几天假。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ alter-改变,native-本地人:改变本地人的抉择
※ alter-变化,native-天赋的:有着天赋的孙悟空(天生会变化)有多种抉择,想变什么就变什么
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-ive既表示“(形容词缀)...的”
又表示“某种人”
常见变体有itive、ative
📖 牛津释义
alternative
adj[attrib 作定语]
1 available in place of sth else; other 可用以代替其它事物的; 另一可选用的; 其他的
find alternative means of transport 另找一个运输方法
Have you got an alternative suggestion? 你有没有其它的建议?
The alternative book to study for the examination is `War and Peace'. 可供应考选读的另一本书是《战争与和平》.
2 (idm 习语) the al,ternative so`ciety people who prefer not to live according to the conventional standards of social behaviour 另择群体（不循传统的社会行为准则而生活的人们）. alternative n
1 choice of two or more possibilities 可能性中的选择
You have the alternative of marrying or remaining a bachelor. 你可以结婚也可以仍做单身汉, 任你选择.
Caught in the act, he had no alternative but to confess. 他被当场抓住, 除了招供别无出路.
2 one of two or more possibilities 可能性之一
One of the alternatives open to you is to resign. 你辞职也是个办法.
🎯 考研助记
要么改变(alter)，要么还在本地(native),这叫 二先一的 alternative→alternate(v. 交替)+ive→交替着上 (不能同时上)→ 两者择一
🔁 扩展释义
*[ɒ:l'tә:nәtiv]n. 两者择一, 供替代的选择a. 两者择一的, 供选择的【计】 选择对象【医】 交替的, 更迭的, 互生的(植物)相关词组: to have no alternative but...
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And tell them you want to go on the tour that goes down into the canyon.
跟他们说你要参加到峡谷里去的旅游团。
Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
只有贫困可以不劳而获得。
adopted by banks, of printing the customer's name on his cheques.
某些银行已采用把储户姓名印在支票上的作法。