otherwise

['ʌðəwaiz]

adv.否则, 不同地, 在不同方面
adj.不同的

ad.

1. 用别的方法; 不同样地

We'll get there somehow, by boat or otherwise.

我们总要设法去那里的, 乘船也好, 用其他办法也好。

2. 在其他方面; 除此以外

The rent is a bit high, but otherwise the house is satisfactory.

这所房子租金贵了点, 但在其他方面倒是令人满意的。

3. 否则, 不然

I'm not feeling very well today -- otherwise I would do it myself.

今天我身体不太舒服, 否则这事我就亲自去做了。

词义辨析

同义:

ad.否则

or else  if not  on the other hand  elsewise

ad.另外, 别样

differently  contrarily  inversely  in reverse  conversely  in opposition  in another way

ad.在其它方面, 再者

excluding  excepting  in other respects  besides  save  without  

同义参见:

or  

英英释义

形容词 otherwise:

other than as supposed or expected

副词 otherwise:

in other respects or ways

in another and different manner;

同义词：differently, other than

短语词组

or otherwise

1. 或用其他方式

We'll get there somehow, by train or otherwise.

不论是搭火车或用其他方式, 我们总会到达那里的。

补充

otherwiseotherwise英:[ˈʌðəwaiz] 美:[ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz]adv.1.用别的方法, 不同地He says it's genuine, but we think otherwise.他说这是真的, 但我们不这样认为。2.在其他方面; 除此以外The soup was cold, but it was otherwise an excellent meal.除了汤是凉的以外, 那顿饭菜是很好的。conj.1.否则; 要不然You'd better go now, otherwise you'll miss the train.你最好现在就走, 要不然就赶不上火车了。

例句

1. I'm lucky that I like my job, otherwise I'd go mad.我很幸运, 我喜欢自己的工作, 否则我会发疯的。 2. It's perfectly harmless, Mabel, otherwise I wouldn't have done it.梅布尔, 这一点害处都没有, 不然我不会那么做的。 3. Note down the number, otherwise you'll forget it.把号码记下来, 否则你会忘记的。 4. Put some sunscreen on, you'll get burned otherwise.涂些防晒霜, 要不然你会晒伤的。 5. This makes the show more exciting than it would otherwise be.这使该演出和之前的相比更加激动人心。 6. A weak conclusion spoiled an otherwise good piece of work.牵强的结尾毁掉了一篇本来不错的作品。 7. The cement is slightly cracked but otherwise in good order.除了微微有些开裂, 水泥层状况良好。 8. I'm tired, but otherwise I'm fine.我就是累了, 其他还好。 9. That was what he told me, and I had no reason to think otherwise.他就是这么跟我说的, 我没有理由不这样认为。 10. Patients are advised to turn up for appointments on Monday unless they are told otherwise.已告知病人按预约时间周一前来就诊, 除非另有通知。 11. software that lets users extract, share and otherwise manage information允许用户提取、共享以及用其他方式管理信息的软件 12. that minority of lawyers who criminally or otherwise betray their clients' trust那些通过犯罪或其他方式辜负委托人信任的少数律师 13. He didn't want company, talkative or otherwise.他不想有人做伴, 不管那个人爱不爱说话。 14. IBM, otherwise known as 'Big Blue' (after the company's corporate colour)国际商用机器公司, 也被称为“蓝色巨人”(得名于该公司的企业颜色) 15. The facts are otherwise.事实并非如此。 16. the collection is a good draw that brings visitors who might not come otherwise.收藏很吸引人，不然就没这么多人来参观了。 17. I'm not motivated by money, otherwise I would have quit.我不是为了钱来的，否则我早就退出了。 18. an otherwise totally black cat with a single white whisker.一只除了一缕白须之外全身漆黑的猫。 19. he means mischief—it's no good pretending otherwise.他故意使坏——假装成别样也没用。 20. all the staff were otherwise engaged.全体职员都在忙别的事。 21. the Cosa Nostra, otherwise known as the Brotherhood.“我们的事业”，或称“兄弟会”。 22. I would that it were otherwise.我宁愿事情不是那样的。 23. we don't want a president, elected or otherwise.我们不要总统，不管他是否是选举产生的。 24. You have to press the red button, otherwise it won't work.你得按那红色的按钮，否则机器就不会开动。 25. I'm a bit tired but otherwise I feel fine.我有点累，但除此以外，我觉得还好。 26. All of the books had been burned or otherwise destroyed.所有的书籍都被烧毁，或者遭到其他形式的破坏。 27. The women talked in the living room while the men were otherwise occupied.女人们在客厅里聊天，男人们则忙着别的什么。 28. Art allows us to express things that we would not be able to express otherwise.艺术可以让我们表达出一些用其他方式无法表达的东西。 29. All shows begin at 7:00 unless otherwise noted. [=unless there is a note indicating that a show begins at a different time]除非特别通知，否则所有的演出都在7点钟开始。 30. employees who are sick or otherwise unavailable [=unavailable for some other reason]由于生病或者其他原因不能上班的雇员 31. "France's King Louis XIV, otherwise known as [=also known as] the Sun King, died in 1715 at the age of 77."法国国王路易十四，别名“太阳王”，死于1715年，享年77岁。 32. Thank you for reminding me; I might have missed the meeting otherwise. [=if you did not remind me]谢谢你提醒了我；要不然的话，我可能会错过这次会议。 33. "Something must be wrong; otherwise, he would have called."一定出了什么事；要不然的话，他肯定会打电话来的。 34. The new computer program allows us to do in seconds what would otherwise [=without the computer program] take us days to accomplish.这个新的计算机程序可以帮助我们在几秒钟内完成以前要花几天时间才能做完的事情。 35. The test helps identify problems that might otherwise go unnoticed/undetected.这项测试有助于发现那些可能察觉不到的问题。 36. "One of the boys has a freckle on his cheek. otherwise, the twins are nearly identical."其中一个男孩脸上有个雀斑。除此之外，这对双胞胎几乎长得一模一样。 37. "I didn't like the ending, but otherwise it was a very good book."我不喜欢那个结局，但除此以外，那本书还是很不错的。 38. "It rained in the morning; otherwise, it was a beautiful day. = It rained in the morning, but it was a beautiful day otherwise."那天上午下了点雨；除此以外，那天天气还是很好的。 39. "Finish your dinner. otherwise [=if you don't finish your dinner], you won't get any dessert."把饭吃完。否则的话，你不能吃点心。 40. "I hope we haven't missed the last train; otherwise [=if we have missed the train], we'll have to get a taxi."希望我们还没有错过最后那趟火车；否则，我们就得改坐出租车了。 41. "He claims to be innocent, but the evidence suggests otherwise. [=the evidence suggests that he is not innocent]"他说自己是无辜的，可是证据显示并非如此。 42. "While some people think it is true, our research proves otherwise. [=our research proves it is false]"有些人认为这是事实，然而我们的研究证明这是假的。 43. "Although her political rivals would have us believe otherwise, she would be an excellent President."尽管她的政敌想改变我们的看法，但毫无疑问，她会是一名优秀的总统。 44. "You know what happened, so don't try to pretend otherwise. [=that you don't know what happened]"你知道发生了什么，所以别装出一副一无所知的样子。 45. "The company has been having problems, financial and otherwise [=the company has been having financial problems and other kinds of problems], for several years."好些年来，这家公司一直在财务以及其他方面存在问题。 46. "They couldn't afford a house, small or otherwise. [=or any other kind of house]"他们买不起房子，不管是大还是小。 47. "Intentionally or otherwise, they never told her about the party."不知是故意的还是出于其他原因，他们一直没有告诉她晚会的事。 48. "If conditions were otherwise, I wouldn't be so worried."如果情况有所不同的话，我就不会如此担忧了。