otherwise
英['?e?wa?z]
美['?e?wa?z]
- adv. 否則；另外；在其他方面
- adj. 另外的；其他方面的
中文詞源
otherwise 否則，其它
縮寫自古英語on othre wisan,以其它方式，來自wisan,方式，舉止，即wise的古名詞義。
英文詞源
- otherwise (adv.)
- contracted from Old English phrase on oere wisan "in the other manner" (see other + wise (n.)), which in Middle English became otre wise, and mid-14c. oterwise. As an adjective from c. 1400.
雙語例句
- 1. Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?
- 這是否是原本良好的增長曲線中暫時的偏離？
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.
- 心理轉折使原本老套的故事情節變得生動有趣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.
- 別這么吝嗇布料，不然做出來的窗簾會顯得特寒酸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Conditions should be laid down. Otherwise it's all talk.
- 應該先定下條件，否則全是空談。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It was a sad finale to an otherwise spectacular career.
- 對于一段一直輝煌的職業生涯來說，這是一個慘淡的收官。
來自柯林斯例句