Picture a thing being adjusted rather than replaced: some parts move, the rest stays, and afterwards it is still recognisably the same thing. That partialness is the whole point of the word — which is why the tailor's job, taking in a seam so a jacket fits you, sits inside it so naturally.
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原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
alterverb詞源 1/ˈɒl.tə/
- 1
To change the form or structure of.
- Near-synonym: tweak
- No power in Venice can alter a decree.
- 2
To become different.
- […] Passing the song of the hermit bird and the tallying song of my soul, / Victorious song, death’s outlet song, yet varying ever-altering song, […]
- All of these statistics are expected to alter, however, as they are altering in nearly all demographic areas.
- 3
To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- 4
To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
- 5
To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
- We don't know if he was altered on alcohol or drugs or anything […]
alternoun詞源 2/ˈɒl.tə/
- 1
human-sciencespsychologysciencesOne of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.
- While the second goal would be best met if each alter were coconscious, the defendant should be satisfied if at least one competent alter is present to hear what transpires.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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