剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - otherwise collapse

otherwise
[UK]/'ʌð.ə.waɪz/ [US]/-ɚ-/
conjunction
E
* used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion
否则，不然

1. I'd better write it down, otherwise I'll forget it.
我最好把它写下来，否则我会忘掉。

2. Phone home, otherwise your parents will start to worry.
给家里打个电话，不然你父母会开始担心的。

[UK]/'ʌð.ə.waɪz/ [US]/-ɚ-/
adverb
DIFFERENTLY 别样地
I
* differently, or in another way
别样地；以另外的方式

1. The police believe he is the thief, but all the evidence suggests otherwise (= that he is not).
警方认为他就是小偷，但所有的证据都显示他不是。

2. Under the Bill of Rights, a person is presumed innocent until proved otherwise (= guilty).
根据《人权法案》，任何人在被证明有罪之前都被视为是无罪的。

3. Protestors were executed, jailed or otherwise persecuted.
抗议者被处决、监禁或受到其他方式的迫害。

4. Marion Morrison, otherwise known as the film star John Wayne, was born in 1907.
玛丽昂‧莫里森，即影星约翰‧韦恩，生于1907年。

5. formal I can't meet you on Tuesday - I'm otherwise engaged/occupied (= doing something else).
星期二我不能与你见面——我要忙别的事。

[UK]/'ʌð.ə.waɪz/ [US]/-ɚ-/
adverb
NOT INCLUDING 除此之外
I
* except for what has just been referred to
除此之外

1. The bike needs a new saddle, but otherwise it's in good condition.
这辆脚踏车除了需要一个新座垫外，车况良好。

2. The poor sound quality ruined an otherwise splendid film.
本来是一部优秀的电影，可是却被这糟糕的音质给毁了。

[UK]/'ʌð.ə.waɪz/ [US]/-ɚ-/
adverb
or otherwise
* used to refer to the opposite of the word which comes before it
或相反

1. Hand in your exam papers, finished or otherwise (= or not finished).
把试卷交上来，不管有没有做完。

[UK]/'ʌð.ə.waɪz/ [US]/-ɚ-/
adjective [after verb] formal
* used to show that something is completely different from what you think it is or from what was previously stated
全然不是那样的，根本不是那回事的

1. He might have told you he was a qualified electrician, but the truth is quite otherwise.
他或许告诉过你，他是个合格的电工，可实际上完全不是这回事。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - otherwise collapse

otherwise ★★★★☆
1.ADV 副词否则；不然 You use otherwise after stating a situation or fact, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if this situation or fact was not the case.

【搭配模式】：ADV with cl

  • Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will invariably forget some of them otherwise...

    把想提的问题记下来，否则总是会漏掉其中的一些。

  • I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go mad.

    我很庆幸自己对学习怀有兴趣，不然我会疯掉的。

  • ...men who want to provide positive role models for kids who might otherwise be out on the streets.

    想为那些可能会流落街头的孩子树立榜样的人

2.ADV 副词除此以外；在其他方面 You use otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality.

【搭配模式】：ADV group

  • The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city.

    为运动会所作的装扮给原本毫无生气的城市增添了一抹亮色。

  • ...a blue and gold caravan, slightly travel-stained but otherwise in good condition.

    除了在旅途中弄得有点脏以外，性能良好的蓝金色旅行拖车

3.ADV 副词与之不同地；相反地 You use otherwise to refer in a general way to actions or situations that are very different from, or the opposite to, your main statement.

【搭配模式】：ADV with v

【FIELD标签】：WRITTEN 笔语

  • Take approximately 60mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor...

    每次服用大约60毫克，每天最多4次，或遵医嘱。

  • There is no way anything would ever happen between us, and believe me I've tried to convince myself otherwise...

    相信我，我已经努力试图说服自己我们之间存有希望，但我们真的是绝对不可能的。

  • All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

    若无特殊说明，所有照片均出自该作者。

4.ADV 副词以其他方式；用别的方法 You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned.

【搭配模式】：ADV before v

  • The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives.

    电影公司能通过让艺人坐冷板凳来惩罚他们，并采用其他方式控制他们的生活。

5.PHRASE 短语及其他；或相反；或其反面 You use or otherwise or and otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing.

【搭配模式】：n/adj PHR

  • It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence...

    应该由警方来判定证据有效与否。

  • He didn't want company, talkative or otherwise...

    他不想跟人搭伴，不管这个伴儿是否健谈。

  • I was feeling really ill, mentally and otherwise.

    我觉得身心俱疲。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - otherwise collapse

☞ otherwise
other·wise / 5QTEwaiz; NAmE 5QTErwaiz / adverb1. used to state what the result would be if sth did not happen or if the situation were different
   否则；不然:
   My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip.
   我父母借钱给我了。否则,我可付不起这次旅费。
   Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here.
   把窗户关好,不然屋子里就太冷了。
   We're committed to the project. We wouldn't be here otherwise.
   我们是全心全意投入这项工作的,否则我们就不会到这里来了。
2. apart from that
   除此以外:
   There was some music playing upstairs. Otherwise the house was silent.
   楼上有些音乐声。除此以外,房子里静悄悄的。
   He was slightly bruised but otherwise unhurt.
   他除了一点青肿之外没有受伤。
3. in a different way to the way mentioned; differently
   在其他方面；另；亦:
   Bismarck, otherwise known as 'the Iron Chancellor'
   俾斯麦,亦称为"铁血首相"
   It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute copies of past examination papers.
   不准出售或以其他方式散发过去的试卷。
   You know what this is about. Why pretend otherwise (= that you do not) ?
   你明明知道这是怎么回事,为什么装作不知道？
   I wanted to see him but he was otherwise engaged (= doing sth else).
   我想见他,但他正忙着别的事情。
 IDIOMS 
▪ or otherwise
   used to refer to sth that is different from or the opposite of what has just been mentioned
   或其他情况；或相反:
   It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements.
   有必要查证这些说法的真实性或虚假性。
   We insure against all damage, accidental or otherwise.
   我们的保险包括一切意外或其他损失。
⇨ more at know v.

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - otherwise collapse

otherwise adv.
Otherwise is used with these adjectives: empty, engaged, excellent, healthy, identical, inaccessible, inexplicable, intelligent, perfect, unknown
Otherwise is used with these verbs: believe, lack, pretend, prove, specify, suggest, think

新牛津英语同义词词典 - otherwise collapse

otherwise

adverb
1 hurry up, otherwise we'll be late
OR ELSE , or, if not.

2 she's exhausted, but otherwise she's fine
IN OTHER RESPECTS , in other ways, apart from that.

3 he could not have acted otherwise
IN ANY OTHER WAY , in a different manner, differently.

Collins COBUILD English Usage - otherwise collapse

otherwise

You use otherwise when you are mentioning an undesirable situation which would occur if something did not happen. You usually put otherwise at the beginning of a clause.

    The defender should remember to keep a tight grip on the attacker's legs. Otherwise, his opponent will escape.

    She was thankful that she'd had her baby in hospital; otherwise, she thought, she might have died.

WARNING

You do not use `or' in front of otherwise.

used in relative clauses

Otherwise is sometimes used in a relative clause that contains a modal. You put otherwise after the modal or at the end of the clause.

    They support services which would otherwise be uneconomic.

    He was lured into a crime he would not otherwise have committed.

    In doing this, we have met interesting people over the years, people we wouldn't have met otherwise.

词源记忆 - otherwise collapse

otherwise 否则，其它
缩写自古英语on othre wisan, 以其它方式，来自wisan, 方式，举止，即wise 的古名词义。