Alternative costs
[经] 替换成本, 选择成本, 变换成本
🧩 词语组成解析
alternative
[ɔl'tɝnətɪv]
adj. 替代的;备选的;其他的;另类的;
n. 可供选择的事物;
altern轮流的 + ative有...作用的（带此后缀的词有的可兼作名词） → 替换物;取舍,抉择
n. 费用；诉讼费；损失（cost的复数）
🗣️ 情景例句
No, thanks.
不用了， 谢谢。
I assume you've decided against buying a new car.
我假设你决定不买一辆新汽车。
It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost,
钱包是用报纸包着的，里面有他丢失的钱的一半，