alter

英 ['ɔːltə; 'ɒl-]美 ['ɔltɚ]

vt. 改变，更改
vi. 改变；修改
n. (Alter)人名；(英)奥尔特；(德、捷、葡、爱沙、立陶、拉脱、俄、西、罗、瑞典)阿尔特

alter

中文词源

alter 改变

词根al, 异，不同。-ter, 比较级后缀。

英语词源

alter: alter: [14] Alter comes from the Latin word for ‘other (of two)’, alter. In late Latin a verb was derived from this, alterāre, which English acquired via French altérer. Latin alter (which also gave French autre and English alternate [16], alternative [17], altercation [14], and altruism, not to mention alter ego) was formed from the root *al- (source of Latin <

权威例句

1. She is, first and foremost, her husband's alter ego.: 她首先是丈夫的知己。

2. The current division of labor between workers and management will alter.: 当前工人与管理部门的分工将会改变。

3. Barry Humphries's alter ego Dame Edna has taken the US by storm.: 巴里·汉弗莱斯凭借埃德娜夫人一角轰动全美。

4. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways.: 他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。

5. He is unlikely to alter his game plan.: 他不大可能改变自己的策略。

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