alternate

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英 ['??lt?ne?t; '?l-] 美['?lt?n?t]

vi. 交替；輪流
vt. 使交替；使輪流
adj. 交替的；輪流的
n. 替換物

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詞態變化

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助記提示

1. altern- + -ate.
2. => one after the other, by turns.
3. Alternate means "by turns;" alternative means "offering a choice." Both imply two kinds or things.

中文詞源

alternate 交替的

alter, 改變，輪流。字母n, 插入鼻音字母，方便讀音。

英文詞源

alternate (adj.): 1510s, from Latin alternatus "one after the other," past participle of alternare "to do first one thing then the other; exchange parts," from alternus "one after the other, alternate, in turns, reciprocal," from alter "the other" (see alter). Alternate means "by turns;" alternative means "offering a choice." Both imply two kinds or things.
alternate (v.): 1590s, from Latin alternatus, past participle of alternare (see alternate (adj.)). Replaced Middle English alternen "to vary, alternate" (early 15c.). Related: Alternated; alternating.
alternate (n.): 1718, "that which alternates (with anything else)," from alternate (adj.). Meaning "a substitute" is first attested 1848.

雙語例句

1. The three acts will alternate as headliners throughout the tour.: 這3個節目將在整個巡回演出中輪流打頭牌。

2. Now you just alternate layers of that mixture and eggplant.: 現在你只需把茄子和拌料一層層交替放好。

3. His group was forced to turn back and take an alternate route.: 他的小組被迫返回并選擇了另一條路線。

4. Lesley had agreed to Jim going skiing in alternate years.: 萊斯莉已同意吉姆每隔一年去滑一次雪。