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oth.er.wiseH5QT7E7waIz, $5-L-adv [not gradable]differently, or in another way别样的, 以另外方式的The police believe he is the thief, but all the evidence suggests otherwise (= that he is not).警察认为他就是小偷，但是所有的证据都显示他不是。I'll assume you want to come out on Saturday, unless you let me know otherwise (= that you do not want to come).我假设你想星期六出来，除非你说不是这样。Under the Bill of Rights, a person is presumed innocent until proved otherwise (= guilty).根据《权利法案》，任何人在被证明有罪之前都被认为是无罪的。People who spoke out against the regime were executed, jailed or otherwise persecuted.公开反对当局的人被处死，被捕入狱或受到其他方式的迫害。Marion Morrison, otherwise known as the film star John Wayne, was born in 1907.马里恩·莫里森，即影星约翰·韦恩，于1907年出生。(fml) I can't meet you on Tuesday -- I'm otherwise engaged/occupied (= doing something else).星期二我不能和你见面了----我要忙别的事。Otherwise is also used to refer to the general condition of something after you have given an exception to this general condition.除此以外The bike needs a new saddle, but otherwise (= except for this) it's in good condition.这辆自行车需要一个新车座，除此以外它完好无损。The orchestra uses modern instruments, but otherwise they remain faithful to the Renaissance style.这个管弦乐队使用现代乐器，除此以外他们仍然忠实地保留着文艺复兴时期的风格。The poor sound quality ruined an otherwise splendid film.糟糕的音质毁了一部在其他方面都很优秀的影片。The peace talks offer the first glimmer of hope in an otherwise hopeless situation.和平会谈给陷于绝境的局势带来了第一丝希望。Or otherwise is used to refer to the opposite of the word which comes before it.或相反的Hand in your exam papers, finished or otherwise (= not finished).把考试卷子交上来，不管完成了或没有完成的。The success or otherwise (= failure) of the project will not become apparent until it is almost complete.在这项工程接近完成之前，没有人会清楚地知道它是成功还是失败。It is not clear whether any action, military or otherwise, will be taken to prevent the demonstration.还不清楚是否会采取任何军事的或非军事的行动来阻止这场示威游行。
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