oth·er·wise
adverb OPAL W
/ˈʌðəwaɪz/
/ˈʌðərwaɪz/
Idioms - used to state what the result would be if something did not happen or if the situation were different
否则；不然 - My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip.
我父母借钱给我了。否则，我可付不起这次旅费。 - Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here.
把窗户关好，不然屋子里就太冷了。 - We're committed to the project. We wouldn't be here otherwise.
我们是全心全意投入这项工作的，否则我们就不会到这里来了。 - The project had given children opportunities they would never otherwise have had.
该项目为孩子们提供了他们原本无法获得的机会。
- My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip.
- apart from that
除此以外 - There was some music playing upstairs. Otherwise the house was silent.
楼上有些音乐声。除此以外，房子里静悄悄的。 - He was slightly bruised but otherwise unhurt.
他除了一点青肿之外没有受伤。
- There was some music playing upstairs. Otherwise the house was silent.
- in a different way to the way mentioned; differently
以其他方式；另；亦 - Bismarck, otherwise known as ‘the Iron Chancellor’
俾斯麦，亦称为“铁血宰相” - It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute copies of past examination papers.
不准出售或以其他方式散发过去的试卷。 - You know what this is about. Why pretend otherwise (= that you do not)?
你明明知道这是怎么回事，为什么装作不知道？ - He maintains that he is innocent, but the police are looking for evidence and witnesses to prove otherwise.
他坚称自己是无辜的，但警方正在寻找证据和证人来证明事实并非如此。 - Even when common sense would suggest otherwise, optimism reigns.
即使常识表明情况并非如此，乐观情绪仍占主导地位。 - I wanted to see him but he was otherwise engaged (= doing something else).
我想见他，但他正忙着别的事情。 - Unless otherwise stated, all translations in the text are my own.
除非另有说明，文中所有翻译均为我自己翻译。
- Bismarck, otherwise known as ‘the Iron Chancellor’
Word OriginOld English on ōthre wisan (from other + wise ‘manner or extent of something’).
Idioms
know different/otherwise
- (informal) to have information or evidence that the opposite is true
所知道的不是那么回事；所掌握的情况大不一样（或大相径庭） - You'd think this was a high-budget film if you didn't know otherwise.
如果你不知道的话，你可能会认为这是一部高预算的电影。
- You'd think this was a high-budget film if you didn't know otherwise.
or otherwise
- used to refer to something that is different from or the opposite of what has just been mentioned
或其他情况；或相反 - It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements.
有必要查证这些说法是真是假。 - We insure against all damage, accidental or otherwise.
我们的保险涵盖一切意外损失及其他各种损失。
- It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements.