al.ter.na.tive
alternative的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ɔ:lˈtə:nətiv, æl-]
KK音标发音： [ɔlˈtɜnətɪv, æl-]
alternative的词性：
n.（名词）
1. The choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities.
两者择一，抉择：对两个互相排斥的可能情况的选择
2. A situation presenting such a choice.
可选择的：代表这种选择的情况
3. Either of these possibilities.See Synonyms at choice
另一可选择的：这些可能性中的一种参见 choice
4. Usage Problem One of a number of things from which one must be chosen.
【用法疑难】 选项：一组供选择的事物中必须选出的一项的
alternative的词性：
adj.（形容词）
5. Allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things.
二选一的：允许或必须对两个或更多的事物作选择的
6. Existing outside traditional or established institutions or systems:
他择性的：存在于传统或现存体制系统以外的：
an alternative lifestyle.
一种超越古今的生活方式
7. Espousing or reflecting values that are different from those of the establishment:
标新立异的：支持或反映出与正统相异的价值观的：
an alternative newspaper; alternative greeting cards.
一份观点标新立异的报纸；内容新颖的贺卡
alternative的词性：
adv.（副词）
alternative的用法：
8. Some traditionalists hold that alternative should be used only in situations where the number of choices involved is exactly two, because of the word's historical relation to Latin alter, “the other of two.” H.W. Fowler, among others, has considered this restriction a fetish. The Usage Panel is evenly divided on the issue, with 49 percent accepting the sentence Of the three alternatives, the first is the least distasteful. · Alternative is also sometimes used to refer to a variant or substitute in cases where there is no element of choice involved, as in We will do our best to secure alternative employment for employees displaced by the closing of the factory. This sentence is unacceptable to 60 percent of the Usage Panel. · Alternative should not be confused with alternate. Correct usage requires The class will meet on alternate (not alternative ) Tuesdays.
有些持传统观点的人认为alternative 只能严格地用在二者择一的情况下， 因为这个词来源于拉丁语alter ，意思是“二者中的另外一个”。 包括H.W.福勒的其他人认为这种限制是一种迷信。用法专题小组中持这两种意见的人各占一半，49％的人都接受这句话在三个选项中，第一个是最不让人讨厌的。 · Alternative 如果没有供选择的成分存在，其有时也指一个变体或替换的事物， 如我们将尽全力保证因工厂倒闭而离开岗位的雇员以某种方式就业。 语言用法专题小组中60％的人不接受这句话。Alternative 不能和 alternate混淆。 正确的用法要求全班每隔 （不是 alternative ） 星期二 见一次面。