otherwise
英 ['ʌðəwaɪz]
美['ʌðɚwaɪz]
- adv. 否则；另外；在其他方面
- adj. 另外的；其他方面的
中文词源
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。
英文词源
- otherwise (adv.)
- contracted from Old English phrase on oðre wisan "in the other manner" (see other + wise (n.)), which in Middle English became oþre wise, and mid-14c. oþerwise. As an adjective from c. 1400.
双语例句
- 1. Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
- 这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离？
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- 2. Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.
- 心理转折使原本老套的故事情节变得生动有趣。
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- 3. Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.
- 别这么吝啬布料，不然做出来的窗帘会显得特寒酸。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Conditions should be laid down. Otherwise it's all talk.
- 应该先定下条件，否则全是空谈。
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- 5. It was a sad finale to an otherwise spectacular career.
- 对于一段一直辉煌的职业生涯来说，这是一个惨淡的收官。
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