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源自拉丁语 'alternatus'(交替的),由 'alter'(另一个)派生而来,加上副词后缀 '-ly' 构成。
❶ 表示交替或轮流地进行某事,指两个或多个事物或动作依次出现或发生。
“The lights flashed alternately red and green.”
(灯光交替闪烁红色和绿色。)
“They took turns driving alternately on the long trip.”
(他们在长途旅行中轮流驾驶。)
alternately arranged — 指植物叶子或其他结构在茎上交替排列,而不是对生或轮生。
“The leaves of this plant are alternately arranged along the stem.”
(这种植物的叶子沿着茎交替排列。)