English-Thai Dictionary

alternative

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ ตาม ประเพ ณี  ซึ่ง ไม่ เป็นไปตาม แผน เดิม  sueng-mai-tam-pra-pea-ni

 

alternative

ADJ ที่ มี ตัวเลือก  รอง  สำรอง  ti-mee-tua-lueak

 

alternative

ADJ อย่าง เดียว  แต่ผู้เดียว  หนึ่งเดียว  yang-diao

 

alternative

N ทางเลือก  choice option thang-lueak

 

alternative

N โอกาส ใน การ เลือก  o-kad-nai-kan-lueak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALTERNATIVE

a.Offering a choice of two things.

 

ALTERNATIVE

n.That which may be chosen or omitted; a choice of two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left. Thus, when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives. In strictness, then, the word can not be applied to more than two things, and when one thing only is offered for choice, it is said there is no alternative. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground.

 

ALTERNATIVELY

adv. In the manner of alternatives; in a manner that admits the choice of one out of two things.

 

ALTERNATIVENESS

n.The quality or state of being alternative.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALTERNATIVE

Al *ter "na *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. alternatif. ]

 

1. Offering a choice of two things.

 

2. Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction.

 

3. Alternate; reciprocal. [Obs. ] Holland.

 

ALTERNATIVE

Al *ter "na *tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. alternative, LL. alternativa. ]

 

1. An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left. There is something else than the mere alternative of absolute destruction or unreformed existence. Burke.

 

2. Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives. Having to choose between two alternatives, safety and war, you obstinately prefer the worse. Jowett (Thucyd. ).

 

3. The course of action or the thing offered in place of another. If this demand is refused the alternative is war. Lewis. With no alternative but death. Longfellow.

 

4. A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among. My decided preference is for the fourth and last of thalternatives. Gladstone.

 

ALTERNATIVELY

ALTERNATIVELY Al *ter "na *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things.

 

ALTERNATIVENESS

ALTERNATIVENESS Al *ter "na *tive *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice between two.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

alternative

al ter na tive |ôlˈtərnətiv ɔlˈtərnədɪv | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of one or more things ) available as another possibility: the various alternative methods for resolving disputes | the alternative definition of democracy as popular power. • (of two things ) mutually exclusive: the facts fit two alternative scenarios. • of or relating to behavior that is considered unconventional and is often seen as a challenge to traditional norms: an alternative lifestyle | they have one foot in alternative music and the other in rock. ▶noun one of two or more available possibilities: audiocassettes are an interesting alternative to reading | she had no alternative but to break the law. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘alternating, alternate ’): from French alternatif, -ive or medieval Latin alternativus, from Latin alternare ‘interchange ’ (see alternate ). usage: 1 Alternate can be a verb, noun, or adjective, while alternative can be a noun or adjective. In both American and British English, the adjective alternate means ‘every other ’ ( there will be a dance on alternate Saturdays ) and the adjective alternative means ‘available as another choice ’ ( an alternative route; alternative medicine; alternative energy sources ). In American usage, however, alternate can also be used to mean ‘available as another choice ’: an alternate plan called for construction to begin immediately rather than waiting for spring. Likewise, a book club may offer an ‘alternate selection ’ as an alternative to the main selection. 2 Some traditionalists maintain, from an etymological standpoint, that you can have only two alternatives (from the Latin alter ‘other (of two ); the other ’) and that uses of more than two alternatives are erroneous. Such uses are, however, normal in modern standard English.

 

alternative comedy

al ¦ter |na ¦tive com ¦edy ▶noun [ mass noun ] a style of comedy rejecting established (especially racist or sexist ) stereotypes and sometimes having a political component.

 

alternative dispute resolution

al ter na tive dis pute res o lu tion (abbr.: ADR ) ▶noun the use of methods such as mediation and arbitration to resolve a dispute instead of litigation.

 

alternative energy

al ter na tive en er gy ▶noun energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment, esp. by avoiding the use of fossil fuels and nuclear power.

 

alternative fuel

al ter na tive fu el |ɔlˈtərnədɪv ˈfju (ə )l | ▶noun a fuel other than gasoline for powering motor vehicles, such as natural gas, methanol, or electricity.

 

alternatively

al ter na tive ly |ôlˈtərnətivlē ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪvli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] as another option or possibility: alternatively, you may telephone us direct.

 

alternative medicine

al ter na tive med i cine |ɔlˈtərnədɪv ˈmɛdəsən | ▶noun any of a range of medical therapies that are not regarded as orthodox by the medical profession, such as herbalism, homeopathy, and acupuncture. See also complementary medicine.

 

Alternative Service Book

Alternative Service Book ▶noun a book containing the public liturgy of the Church of England published in 1980 for use as the alternative to the Book of Common Prayer.

 

Oxford Dictionary

alternative

al ¦ter |na ¦tive |ɔːlˈtəːnətɪv, ɒl- | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] (of one or more things ) available as another possibility or choice: the various alternative methods for resolving disputes. • (of two things ) mutually exclusive: the facts fit two alternative scenarios. 2 of or relating to activities that depart from or challenge traditional norms: an alternative lifestyle. ▶noun one of two or more available possibilities: audio cassettes are an interesting alternative to reading | she had no alternative but to break the law. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘alternating, alternate ’): from French alternatif, -ive or medieval Latin alternativus, from Latin alternare ‘interchange ’ (see alternate ). usage: Some traditionalists maintain that you can only have a maximum of two alternatives, because the word alternative comes from Latin alter ‘other (of two )’) and that uses where there are more than two alternatives are wrong. Such uses are, however, normal in modern standard English. See also usage at alternate .

 

alternative comedy

al ¦ter |na ¦tive com ¦edy ▶noun [ mass noun ] a style of comedy rejecting established (especially racist or sexist ) stereotypes and sometimes having a political component.

 

alternative dispute resolution

al ¦ter |na ¦tive dis |pute reso |lution ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. the use of methods such as mediation or arbitration to resolve a dispute without resort to litigation.

 

alternative energy

al ¦ter |na ¦tive en ¦ergy ▶noun [ mass noun ] energy fuelled in ways that do not use up the earth's natural resources or otherwise harm the environment, especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels or nuclear power.

 

alternative fuel

al ¦ter |na ¦tive fuel ▶noun a fuel other than petrol or diesel for powering motor vehicles, such as natural gas, methanol, or electricity.

 

alternatively

al ¦ter |na ¦tive ¦ly |ɔːlˈtəːnətɪvli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] as another option or possibility: alternatively, you may telephone us direct if you wish.

 

alternative medicine

al ¦ter |na ¦tive medi |cine ▶noun [ mass noun ] any of a range of medical therapies that are not regarded as orthodox by the medical profession, such as herbalism, naturopathy, and crystal healing. See also complementary medicine.

 

Alternative Service Book

Alternative Service Book ▶noun a book containing the public liturgy of the Church of England published in 1980 for use as the alternative to the Book of Common Prayer.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

alternative

alternative adjective 1 an alternative route: different, other, another, second, possible, substitute, replacement, alternate; standby, emergency, reserve, backup, auxiliary, fallback. 2 an alternative lifestyle: unorthodox, unconventional, nonstandard, unusual, uncommon, out of the ordinary, radical, revolutionary, nonconformist, avant-garde; informal off the wall, oddball, offbeat, way-out. ▶noun we have no alternative: option, choice, other possibility; substitute, replacement.

 

alternatively

alternatively adverb alternatively, you can build your own barbecue: on the other hand, as an alternative, or; otherwise, instead, if not, then again, alternately.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

alternative

alternative adjective 1 an alternative route | an alternative government: different, other, another, second, possible, substitute, replacement; deputy, relief, proxy, surrogate, cover, fill-in, stand-in; standby, emergency, reserve, backup, auxiliary, fallback; N. Amer. alternate; N. Amer. informal pinch-hitting. 2 alternative medicine | an alternative lifestyle: unorthodox, unconventional, non-standard, unusual, uncommon, unwonted, out of the ordinary, radical, revolutionary, nonconformist, unconforming, irregular, offbeat, avant-garde; original, new, novel, fresh; eccentric, exotic, Bohemian, idiosyncratic, abnormal, extreme, divergent, aberrant, anomalous, bizarre, outlandish, perverse; informal off the wall, oddball, way-out, cranky, zany; rare heteroclite. ▶noun we have no alternative but to go | an acceptable alternative to tropical hardwood: option, choice, other possibility; substitute, replacement, proxy, reserve, surrogate, stand-in; possible course of action, resort, way out.

 

alternatively

alternatively adverb alternatively, you can build your own barbecue: on the other hand, as an alternative, or, as another option, as a substitute, as a replacement; otherwise, instead, if not, then again, but; N. Amer. alternately.

 

Duden Dictionary

Alternative

Al ter na ti ve Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Alternat i ve |die Alternative; Genitiv: der Alternative, Plural: die Alternativen französisch alternative, zu: alterne = abwechselnd, wechselweise < lateinisch alternus, alternieren 1 Wahl zwischen zwei Möglichkeiten die Alternative zwischen Plan A und Plan B | vor die Alternative gestellt sein, werden 2 andere Möglichkeit eine echte Alternative sein, darstellen | es gibt verschiedene Alternativen, keine Alternative zu Europa, nur eine Alternative zur Lösung dieses Problems

 

Alternative

Al ter na ti ve substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin früher |Alternat i ve |die /eine Alternative; der /einer Alternativen, die Alternativen /zwei Alternative weibliche Person, die der Alternativbewegung angehört oder ihr nahesteht

 

Alternativenergie

Al ter na tiv ener gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Alternat i venergie |durch neuartige Verfahren gewonnene oder nutzbar gemachte Energie (im Gegensatz zu Energie aus herkömmlichen Wärme - oder Kernkraftwerken )

 

Alternativer

Al ter na ti ver substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin früher Alternative |Alternat i ver |der Alternative /ein Alternativer; des /eines Alternativen, die Alternativen /zwei Alternative jemand, der der Alternativbewegung angehört oder ihr nahesteht

 

French Dictionary

alternative

alternative n. f. nom féminin Situation où il n ’y a que deux possibilités opposées, deux éventualités entre lesquelles il faut choisir. : L ’alternative est claire (et non *voici les alternatives ): perdre notre pari ou le gagner. Il n ’a pas le choix (et non *d ’alternative ). Note Technique 1 ° Les deux partis possibles constituent les termes de l ’alternative. 2 ° Contrairement au mot anglais « alternative », qui désigne chacune des possibilités, le mot français signifie un ensemble de deux éventualités et doit être utilisé au singulier. Au pluriel, on emploiera les mots choix, issue, possibilité, voie. FORMES FAUTIVES alternative. Anglicisme au sens de solution de rechange. en dernière alternative. Impropriété pour en dernier lieu, en dernier ressort.

 

alternativement

alternativement adv. adverbe Tour à tour. : Des danseurs qui valsent alternativement. SYNONYME successivement .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

alternative

al ter na tive /ɔːltə́ː r nətɪv / (! -na-は /nə /; 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖原義は 4 〗形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 (今あるものとは )別の , それに代わる (other, ｟主に米 ｠alternate )(↓語法 )▸ try alternative methods [routes ]別の方法 [道 ]を試みる ▸ alternative dates 代替日 2 (伝統的基準 方法と対比して )普通とは違った , 新しい , 型にはまらない (↔conventional )▸ an alternative lifestyle 新しい生活様式 (!｟主に米 ｠では時にゲイ (gay )など従来の価値観とは異なるものを暗示 ) ▸ alternative theater [comedy ]前衛劇 [喜劇 ] (!しばしば政治体制批判を暗示 ) 3 (以前のものと比べて )より害の少ない, より効果的な .4 (2つ以上のうちで )どれか [どちらか ]1つを選ぶべき .名詞 C «…の » 代わり (となるもの ) «to » ; (2つ以上の )選択肢 (のうちの1つ )(↓語法 )▸ Try soy milk as an alternative to cow's milk .牛乳の代わりに豆乳を試してください ▸ We had [There was ] no alternative (but to obey him ).(彼に従うほか )仕方がなかった (!｟コーパス ｠意味は重複するが ｟まれ ｠にotherを加えてWe had no other alternative than to obey him. の形で用いられることがある ) ▸ The only [other ] alternative is (to ) call the holiday off .唯一の [もう1つの ]選択肢は休日返上だ (!╳… is calling …としない; toを省略するのは ｟くだけて ｠) 語法 コーパス alternativeは 形容詞 名詞 共に本来2者間の選択に用いるべきで, many alternatives やseveral alternatives などの表現は不適切とする説もあるが, 実際には3者以上の間の選択にもよく用いられる .～̀ conj ú nction 〘文法 〙選択接続詞 〘orなど 〙.～̀ é nergy (s ò urces )代替エネルギー (源 ) 〘水 風 太陽 天然ガスなど 〙.～̀ f ú el 〖通例 ～s 〗代替燃料 .～̀ m é dicine 代替医学 〘従来の西洋医学に対して鍼 （はり ）療法 (acupuncture ), 同毒療法 (homeopathy )などをいう 〙.～̀ qu é stion 〘文法 〙選択疑問文 〘Is it true or false? など 〙.～̀ r ó ck 〘楽 〙オルタナティブロック .

 

alternatively

al t é r na tive ly 副詞 比較なし 1 〖文修飾 〗(別の提案を切り出して )あるいは, または, そうではなくて, その代わりに (instead ) (!文頭またはorやセミコロン (; )の後で ) ▸ I thought we'd stay at home. Alternatively , we might go to the movies .うちにいようと思ってたんだ . それか映画に行ってもいいね 2 (2つ (以上 )のうち )どれか1つで ; 二者択一で ▸ The meeting will be held alternatively in (Tokyo, ) Osaka and [or ] Kyoto .会議は (東京, )大阪か京都のいずれかで開かれる予定だ