| 单词 | alternate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ɔ:l'tə:nit, 'ɔltə:.neit] |
| 解释 | a.轮流的，交替的；v.轮流，交替n.候选人，替代性选择 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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