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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries备用路线
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bèiyòng lùxiàn
"由于前方道路封闭，我们不得不选择备用路线。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A secondary path or direction taken to reach a destination when the primary route is obstructed, closed, or congested.
"Drivers were advised to take an alternative route to avoid the heavy traffic caused by the accident." - 2
A different course of action or method for achieving a goal when the standard approach is unavailable.
"If the main project proposal is rejected, we have an alternative route to secure funding."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'alternative', derived from the Late Latin 'alternare' (to do by turns) via French, and 'route', originating from the Vulgar Latin 'rupta' (a beaten way, literally 'broken' path). Together, the compound phrase evolved in modern transportation contexts to describe a secondary pathway utilized when the primary route is blocked or congested.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alternative route" is said worldwide
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itinéraire bis
Transliteration: i-ti-né-raire bis
"Nous avons dû emprunter un itinéraire bis à cause des travaux."
Ausweichroute
Transliteration: Ausweichroute
"Wegen des Staus mussten wir eine Ausweichroute nehmen."
percorso alternativo
Transliteration: percorso alternativo
"Abbiamo scelto un percorso alternativo per evitare il traffico."
ruta alternativa
Transliteration: ruta alternativa
"El GPS nos sugirió una ruta alternativa debido al accidente."
rota alternativa
Transliteration: rota alternativa
"Precisamos encontrar uma rota alternativa para chegar a tempo."
वैकल्पिक मार्ग
Transliteration: vaikalpik marg
"जाम से बचने के लिए हमने एक वैकल्पिक मार्ग लिया।"
备用路线
Transliteration: bèiyòng lùxiàn
"由于前方道路封闭，我们不得不选择备用路线。"
우회로
Transliteration: uhoero
"도로 공사 때문에 우회로를 이용해야 합니다."
迂回路
Transliteration: ukairo
"事故渋滞を避けるため、私たちは迂回路を通った。"
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