otherwise

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adv. 否则, 不同地, 别的方式

发音

UK /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/
US /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/

别名

otherwaise otherwize otherweise otherwised

教材释义与例句

形容词

另外的；其他方面的；原本，本来

副词

否则；另外；在其他方面

used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Other than supposed; different.

    矛盾的

    He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.

    Statistics need lots of information, digital and otherwise.

adv. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Differently, in another way.

    反之

    You may have a point, but I think otherwise.

    Could I do otherwise than smile?

    It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute any copies.

    There was one rotten apple in an otherwise perfect batch.

    Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth. […]

  2. 2.

    In different circumstances; or else.

    否则

    I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.

    You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.

  3. 3.

    In all other respects.

    除此以外

    除此之外

    He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

other
副词

同义词 1

differently

相关短语

otherwise engaged until proven otherwise

词源

From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (on) other/different manner”); equivalent to other + -wise. Compare West Frisian yn oarwei (“otherwise”), Icelandic öðruvísi (“different”).

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