動變: 過去式:alternated 過去分詞:alternated 現在進行時:alternating
alternate1
a.
- (兩個)交替的,輪流的
- 間隔的
- 供選擇的;供替換的[B]
n.
- 【美】代理人;代替者;候補者[C]
衍生
ad.
alternately
辨析
alternate2
vt.
- 使交替,使輪流[(+with)]
vi.
- 交替,輪流[(+with/between)]
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
v.
/ˈɔːltəneɪt, ˈɒl-/ occur or do in turn repeatedly.▸change repeatedly between two contrasting conditions.
adj.
/ɔːlˈtəːnət, ɒl-/- every other. ▸(of two things) each following and succeeded by the other in a regular pattern.▸Botany (of leaves or shoots) placed alternately on the two sides of the stem.
- chiefly N. Amer. another term for alternative.
n.
/ɔːlˈtəːnət, ɒl-/ N. Amer. a deputy or substitute.Derivative
- alternately adv.
- alternation n.
Usage
The use of alternate to mean alternative is common in North American English, though still generally regarded as incorrect in Britain.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as alternation): from L. alternare (see alternative).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》