alternately

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alternately — 副詞

1. in a regular back-and-forth pattern where two different actions, events, or stat

1.副詞B2
釋義

交替；輪流

兩個事物輪流接替發生

in a regular back-and-forth pattern where two different actions, events, or states take turns happening, each following the last

例句

The weather was alternately sunny and rainy during Tendai's holiday in Taipei.

Tendai 到台北度假時，天氣時晴時雨，交替出現。

alternately + [adj] + and + [adj]

Naoko alternately stirred the soup and checked her phone while cooking.

Naoko 一邊攪拌湯一邊看手機，兩個動作交替進行。

alternately + [verb] + and + [verb]

同義詞
  • by turns

    more natural in British English; same meaning of sequential switching

  • in rotation

    implies a fixed order or cycle, often with three or more items

  • in sequence

    focuses on order rather than repeated back-and-forth switching

反義詞

文法句型

alternately + [adj] + and + [adj]

alternately + [verb] + and + [verb]

用法筆記

Commonly appears in the pattern 'alternately X and Y', where X and Y are contrasting or opposite items — such as adjectives (excited and nervous), verbs (laughed and cried), or nouns (sun and shade).

常見錯誤

❌I could alternately take the train.
✅I could alternatively take the train.
💡'alternately' means by turns; 'alternatively' means as another option or choice.