| 单词 | otherwise |
| 释义 | otherwise adv. & adj. --adv 1. else; or else; in the circumstances other than those considered etc. (bring your umbrella, otherwise you will get wet). 2. in other respects (he is untidy, but otherwise very suitable). 3. (often foll. by than) in a different way (could not have acted otherwise; cannot react otherwise than angrily). 4. as an alternative (otherwise known as Jack). --adj 1. (predic.) in a different state (the matter is quite otherwise). 2. archaic that would otherwise exist (their otherwise dullness). Phrases and idioms and (or or) otherwise the negation or opposite (of a specified thing) (the merits or otherwise of the Bill; experiences pleasant and otherwise). Etymology: OE on othre wisan (as OTHER, WISE(2)) |
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