单词 | otherwise |
释义 | Word Frequency otherwise(ˈʌðəˌwaɪz) sentence connector 1. or else; if not, then go home – otherwise your mother will worry adverb 2. differently I wouldn't have thought otherwise 3. in other respects an otherwise hopeless situation adjective 4. (predicative) of an unexpected nature; different the facts are otherwise pronoun ▶ USAGE The expression otherwise than means in any other way than and should not be followed by an adjective: no-one taught by this method can be other than (not otherwise than) successful; you are not allowed to use the building otherwise than as a private dwelling5. something different in outcome success or otherwise Word origin C14: from Old English on ōthre wīsan in other manner |
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