| 釋義 |
alternative /xl'txnativ; ol'tsnativ/ adj (of two things) that may be had, used, etc in place of sth else: 二者任擇其一的; 另一個可選揮的; 選擇性的： 'Either' and 'or' are ~ conjunctions. Either和 or 都是選擇性的連接詞。 There are ~ answers to xl = 16 (is x=+4 or x=-4). 'x 的二次方等于十六'有兩個可能的答案 (即 x 等于正 4 或負(fù)4)。 n [C] 1 choice between two things: 二者擇一; 二者之一; 變通辦法; 選擇余地： You have the ~ of working hard and being successful or of not working hard and being unsuccessful. 你有兩種選擇：努力工作而成功或不努力工作而失敗。 Is there no ~ to what you propose? 你的提議沒有變通的余地嗎？ 2 one of more than two possibilities. 數(shù)種可能之一。 ~ly adv as an ~: 作為一個代替的辦法; 替換地： a fine of ￡10 or ~ly six weeks imprisonment. 罰金十鎊或者易為六星期的徒刑。 |