Alternative



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• adj. 代替其它事物的;n.可能的选择
• ［英］ adj. 代替其它事物的;n.可能的选择 ( choice of two or more possibilities)
• ［记］ altern ( 其他的, 改变状态) +ative -> 用其他方式做事 -> 代替的

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 1540
• 1. alternate 1
• 2. offering or expressing a choice several alternative plans
• 3. different from the usual or conventional: as
  • a. existing or functioning outside the established cultural, social, or economic system an alternative newspaperalternative lifestyles
  • b. of, relating to, or being rock music that is regarded as an alternative to conventional rock and is typically influenced by punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, or folk music
  • c. of or relating to alternative medicine alternative therapies
• • alternatively adverb
• • alternativeness noun

II. noun

• Date: 1624
• 1.
  • a. a proposition or situation offering a choice between two or more things only one of which may be chosen
  • b. an opportunity for deciding between two or more courses or propositions
• 2.
  • a. one of two or more things, courses, or propositions to be chosen
  • b. something which can be chosen instead the only alternative to intervention
• 3. alternative rock music
• Synonyms: see choice

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