alternatively
gb/ɔltˈɚnɪtɪvli/ us/ɔltˈɚnɪtɪvli/
B2
إنجليزي
~ 9600
vagy, alternatívaként
B2
1
vagy
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
[Clause]. Alternatively, [clause].
You can apply online; alternatively, you can submit a paper form.
Jelentkezhetsz online, vagy papíralapú űrlapot is benyújthatsz.
We could drive to the conference, or alternatively take the train if the weather is bad.
Elmehetnénk autóval a konferenciára, vagy ha rossz az idő, vonattal is mehetünk.
The course is taught in person and can alternatively be completed entirely online.
Guests may pay in advance or alternatively settle the bill on departure.
Alternatively, we could wait until next month when the prices are lower.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
You can call me, or alternatively you can send an email.
Felhívhatsz, vagy küldhetsz egy e-mailt is.
We can cook at home; alternatively, we can eat at a restaurant.
Főzhetünk otthon, vagy ehetünk egy étteremben.
The meeting can be in the office, or alternatively online.
You may take the bus, or alternatively you may walk.
Alternatively, we can watch a movie at home.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse "alternatively" with "otherwise". "Alternatively" introduces another possible choice or way (You can take the bus; alternatively, you can walk.), while "otherwise" often describes what happens if the first thing does not happen (You must take the bus; otherwise, you will be late.). Learners also sometimes place it incorrectly inside the sentence; it is most natural at the beginning of a clause, often followed by a comma: "Alternatively, we could leave early."
المعنى
as another option or way
تراكيب شائعة
or alternatively
|alternatively, you can
|alternatively, we could
|can alternatively be
|may alternatively be
|alternatively, consider
مرادفات
instead (Often sounds more direct and simple; does not always carry the idea of politely offering another option.)
|
or else (More informal and sometimes suggests a warning or consequence; less neutral and polite than "alternatively".)
|
as an alternative (Very close in meaning but slightly more formal and longer; often used after the option, not before a whole sentence.)
أضداد
only (Suggests there is no other choice or way, the opposite of offering an alternative.)
مواضيع
communication
|logic
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Used to show another possible choice or way, different from the first one.
Used to introduce or describe another possible choice, action, or way of doing something that is different from one already mentioned.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
alternatively
IPA
GB/ɔltˈɚnɪtɪvli/
US/ɔltˈɚnɪtɪvli/
المقاطع والنبر
al - tern - at - ively (٤ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tern)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: alternatively
- Plural: alternativelies
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
alternativelies
noun
Core family
alternative
adjective B1
alternate
verb B2
Related words
alternately
adverb
alternation
noun
تعبيرات
or alternatively
1/ˈɔɹ ɔltˈɚnɪtɪvli/
fixed phrase
adding another possible option
Used to add another possible choice after one or more choices have already been given.
أمثلة
- You can travel by plane, train, or alternatively by bus if you want to save money.
- The report can be sent by email, or alternatively by regular mail if you prefer.
- Students may take an exam, or alternatively complete a project to pass the course.