otherwise

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/    美 /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Other than supposed; different. not-comparable
    — He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
副词 adv.
  1. Differently, in another way. not-comparable
    — Near-synonyms: contrarily, contrastingly
  2. In different circumstances; or else. conjunctive,not-comparable
    — I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
  3. In all other respects; apart from that; except for this. conjunctive,not-comparable
    — He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.

词汇关系

衍生词
otherwise engaged otherwiseness until proven otherwise

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
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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