Alternatively, [clause]
Alternatively, you can take the bus.
或者,你可以乘公交车。
或者;要不
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
或者;要不
as another option; in a different way
Alternatively, you can take the bus.
或者,你可以乘公交车。
以另一种方式。
in an alternative way
You can take the train; alternatively, you can drive there.
你可以坐火车;或者,你也可以开车去那里。
We could go hiking this weekend. Alternatively, we could stay home and watch movies.
这周末我们可以去远足。或者,我们也可以待在家看电影。
The meeting is scheduled for Monday. Alternatively, it could be held on Wednesday if that suits you better.
会议安排在周一。或者,如果周三更方便的话,也可以在周三举行。
Alternatively, you can take the bus.
或者,你可以乘公交车。
分号前后连接两个并列的选择。
We could go to the park; alternatively, we could stay home.
我们可以去公园;或者,我们也可以待在家里。
置于句中,修饰动词。
You could alternatively take the train.
你也可以乘火车。
Not this
You can take the bus alternatively you can walk.
Use this
You can take the bus, or alternatively you can walk.
中文学习者常将 'alternatively' 当作连词使用,连接两个选项,但在英语中它是个副词,需要在前一句后加逗号或分号,或用 'or' 连接。正确的用法是将其作为插入语或状语。
Not this
The traffic lights turned red and green alternatively.
Use this
The traffic lights turned red and green alternately.
汉语中'交替'对应英语的 'alternately'(表示轮流发生),而 'alternatively' 表示'或者、作为另一种选择'。此处描述红绿灯轮流变换,应用 'alternately'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
或者你可以
You could take the train, or alternatively you could drive.
你可以坐火车,或者你可以开车。
或者考虑
Alternatively consider a different approach.
或者考虑一种不同的方法。
或者尝试
You can add sugar, or alternatively try honey.
你可以加糖,或者尝试蜂蜜。
或者使用
You can use butter, or alternatively use margarine.
你可以用黄油,或者使用人造黄油。
或者有
We could go to the beach, or alternatively there is a park nearby.
我们可以去海滩,或者附近有个公园。
或者也许
You could invite him, or alternatively perhaps call him.
你可以邀请他,或者也许给他打电话。
或者,你可以直接读这本书。
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Hermione suggests reading the book instead of trying spells.
在《哈利·波特与魔法石》中,赫敏建议直接读书而不是尝试咒语。
或者,我们可以走风景优美的路线。
In the movie The Holiday, a character offers this alternative to a direct journey.
在电影《恋爱假期》中,一个角色提供了这条替代路线。
Use alternatively naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把alternatively想成'或者'的选择,就像分叉路口二选一。
语域:中性 多用于提出第二个选项,在大多数正式和非正式语境中均适用。
通常用于句首或句末,连接两个并列的选项。
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