| 词汇 | alternative |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1580s, "offering one or the other of two," from M.L. alternativus, from L. alternatus, pp. of alternare (see alternate). Sense of "the other of two which may be chosen" is recorded from 1838. Adj. use, "purporting to be a superior choice to what is in general use" was current by 1970 (earliest ref. is to the media); e.g. alternative energy (1975). 词根记忆： n. 二选一;供选择的东西;取舍a.二选一的I had no alternative but to accept his offer.我除了接受他的提议之外,别无选择. 二者择一(的)(来自alternate交替,交替选择的方法)[alter,altern,ali=other,to change,表示"其他的,改变状态"] 词根词缀： alternative alternative二者择一(的) (来自alternate交替,交替选择的方法) alter, altern, ali=other, to change, 表示”其他的,改变状态”alter变更,改变(alter其他的=变成(其它的) ) alterable可改变的(alter+able能…的) alteration改造,改变(alter+ation表名词) alternation交互,交错(alternate+ion) alternative二者择一(的) (来自alternate交替,交替选择的方法) alien外国的,外来的(ali+en表形容词或名词=其他地方的=外国的,外国人的) alienate疏远(alien外国的+ate=把别人当外国人=疏远) |
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