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易混词辨析
alternatively、instead、alternately、instead of
1. alternatively:副词 “或者;另一种选择”(如 “You can walk, alternatively, take a bus”“Alternatively, we could go tomorrow”),侧重 “提供另一种方案”;
2. instead:副词 “代替;反而”(如 “He stayed home instead of going out”“Instead, let’s eat first”),侧重 “替代原有选择”;
3. alternately:副词 “交替地;轮流地”(如 “Rain and sun alternately”“They spoke alternately”),与 alternatively 发音相近但含义不同,“alternately” 表 “交替”,“alternatively” 表 “选择”;
4. instead of:介词短语 “代替;而不是”(后接名词 / 动名词,如 “instead of coffee”“instead of watching TV”),不可说 “alternatively of”。