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/ɔːlˈtɝːnətɪvli/ · /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪvli/
used to suggest a different choice or idea from the one you have just said
或者；要不
核心畫面
Picture yourself finishing one suggestion, then pointing sideways and saying: or we could do it this way. The first option is already on the table; this word lays a second one down beside it. The two sit side by side as equals — it does not say the first one was bad. It usually opens a sentence, followed by a , and is a handy pivot in explaining or writing.
alternatively 可以想成「講完一條路之後，手往旁邊一指，說：也可以走這邊」。前面那句話已經給了一個做法，…更多收起
alternatively 可以想成「講完一條路之後，手往旁邊一指，說：也可以走這邊」。前面那句話已經給了一個做法，這個字的功能是把第二條路擺出來，兩條路平行放著讓對方挑，語氣上不帶「前面那個不好」的意思。它出現在句子開頭、後面接逗號，是說明和寫作裡很好用的轉場詞。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
alternativelyadv/ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv.li/
- 1
in an alternative way
- Observers should keep in mind that these efforts at living alternatively are not easily undertaken; indeed, if they were, more people would be doing what they do.
- Thus, we are creating a new class struggle between those who live within the social system and those who are marginalized or wish to live alternatively.
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Used to link a pair of opposing possibilities.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。