otherwise
adv
ˈʌðəwaɪz adv
1 used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done 否则，要不然〔指如果不做某事，就会发生不好的事〕 sentence adverb 句子副词
You’ll have to go now, otherwise you’ll miss your bus.
你现在得走了，要不然就赶不上公共汽车了。
Put your coat on, otherwise you’ll get cold.
穿上外套，不然你会感冒的。
Put your coat on, otherwise you’ll get cold.
穿上外套，不然你会感冒的。
2 used when saying what would have happened or might have happened if something else had not happened 否则，要不然〔指如果某事没有发生，就会发生另一事〕 sentence adverb 句子副词
We were delayed at the airport. Otherwise we would have been here by lunch time.
我们在机场耽搁了，否则午饭前就可以到这里了。
They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they’d never have been able to afford to go.
他们得到两张去加拿大的免费机票，不然的话他们绝不可能花得起这笔钱的。
3
say/think/decide etc otherwise
to say, think, or decide something different 并非如此说/认为/决定等
The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests otherwise.
政府宣称经济状况在好转，但这份调查显示情况并非如此。
A lot of people think otherwise.
许多人并不这么认为。
4 except for what has just been mentioned 除此之外; 在其他方面
He was tired but otherwise in good health.
他很疲倦，但除此之外身体很健康。
[sentence adverb 句子副词]
I could hear the distant noise of traffic. Otherwise all was still. [+adj/adv]: This spoiled an otherwise excellent piece of work. Their arrival livened up an otherwise dull afternoon.
我能听见远处车辆的隆隆声，除此之外，一切都很安静。 这就把本来很出色的一件作品毁掉了。 他们的到来使得原本沉闷的午后变得愉快起来。
I could hear the distant noise of traffic. Otherwise all was still. [+adj/adv]: This spoiled an otherwise excellent piece of work. Their arrival livened up an otherwise dull afternoon.
我能听见远处车辆的隆隆声，除此之外，一切都很安静。 这就把本来很出色的一件作品毁掉了。 他们的到来使得原本沉闷的午后变得愉快起来。
[+adj/adv]: This spoiled an otherwise excellent piece of work.
这就把本来很出色的一件作品毁掉了。
Their arrival livened up an otherwise dull afternoon.
他们的到来使得原本沉闷的午后变得愉快起来。
5
or otherwise
used to refer to the opposite of what has just been mentioned [尤英] 或相反，或其反面 especially BrE
We welcome any comments from viewers, favourable or otherwise.
我们欢迎观众的任何意见，无论是褒是贬。
The truth or otherwise of this diagnosis would be revealed in the future.
这一诊断是否正确将来总会明了。
6
otherwise engaged
busy doing something else [正式] 忙于别的事情 formal
I’m afraid I will be otherwise engaged that day.
那天我恐怕要忙别的事情。
7
otherwise known as
also called 又称，也叫
Albert DeSalvo, otherwise known as the Boston Strangler
阿尔伯特．德萨尔沃，又称“波士顿杀人王”
8 in a different way [正式] 以其他的 （别的 ）方式 formal
people who smoke or otherwise abuse their bodies
吸烟或以其他方式糟蹋自己身体的人
9
it cannot be otherwise/how can it be otherwise?
used to say that it is impossible for something to be different from the way it is [正式] 不可能是别的/怎么可能会是别的？ formal
Life in the military is hard – how can it be otherwise?
军队生活是艰苦的，怎么可能不艰苦呢？