Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1752
alternative
选择；可选项；选项
核心释义
A choice between two or more possibilities; one of the things you can choose.
- 1.
允许在两种或多种可能性中做出互斥选择的情况；二选一或多选一。
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
- 2.
可供选择的事物之一
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- 3.
可供选择的互斥事物之一。
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
- 4.
剩余的选择；其他可能性用尽后仍可用的选项。
The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
- 5.
另类摇滚。
alternative rock
- 6.
用于替代被视为冒犯或不可接受的词的温和词或短语,但非委婉语。
A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism.
仅剩的选择；备用方案；退路；另类摇滚；非冒犯性的替代说法；允许在两种或多种可能性中做出互斥选择的情况；二选一或多选一。；可供选择的事物之一
用法In use
We need to consider every possible alternative before making a decision.
用法提示：名词，表示可供选择的方案或选项。
If the first plan doesn't work, we'll have to go with the alternative.
用法提示：名词，指代另一个可选方案。
Public transportation is a cheaper alternative to driving a car.
用法提示：名词，表示相比之下的另一个选择。
there no other alternative
an alternative to [something]
表示“某物的替代品”用介词to。
We are looking for an alternative to the current system.
我们正在寻找当前系统的替代方案。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- viable alternative
- 可行的替代方案
- We need to find a viable alternative to fossil fuels.我们需要找到化石燃料的可行替代方案。
- alternative to
- ……的替代品
- This plant-based milk is a good alternative to cow's milk.这种植物奶是牛奶的良好替代品。
- offer an alternative
- 提供替代选择
- The new policy offers an alternative to the current system.新政策为现行体系提供了替代选择。
- suitable alternative
- 合适的替代物
- I couldn't find a suitable alternative at that price.在那个价格上我找不到合适的替代品。
- alternative option
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 'alter'（改变）→改变选项→可供选择的事物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：decision-making、options discussion 通常用于表示多种可能中的一种选择，适用于正式和非正式场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词to连用，指代某物的替代品。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the common ending /tɪv/, but none rhyme with 'alternative' due to different stressed vowels. In particular, 'native' is spelled similarly to the end of 'alternative' but pronounced with a long /eɪ/ sound.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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