- [uncountable]
the fact of two things following one after the other in a repeated pattern 交替;轮流 the alternation of day and night 日夜交替
- [countable, uncountable]
the act of changing from one thing to another and back again 交替 Such rapid alternations of mood are a feature of her writing. 如此快速的情绪变化是她文字作品的一个特征。