otherwise的用法
otherwise 作连词,意为“否则;不然”,相当于 or或 if not。如:
We’ll go early, otherwise we may not get a seat.
我们得早点去,要不然就没有座位了。
I was ill that day, otherwise I would have taken part in the sports meet. 那天我病了,否则我会去参加运动会的。
otherwise 作副词,意为“用别的方法;不同地;在其他方面;除此之外”,相当于in another way或apart from ...。如:
He is rich, but otherwise an unhappy man.
他有钱,但在其他方面是个不幸福的人。
He is naughty,but otherwise a nice boy.
他很调皮,但除此之外他是个不错的男孩子。
They should have been working, but they were otherwise engaged.
他们本应该在工作,但他们正忙别的事。
[拓展] and otherwise 等等;及其他
or otherwise 或相反;或其他情况
[例句] In the kindergarten, the children learn singing, dancing,drawing and otherwise.
孩子们在幼儿园里学唱歌、跳舞、画画等等。
Fine or otherwise, we shall have to go.
不管天气好不好,我们非去不可。
[小试] 将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 你最好现在就走,要不然就赶不上火车了。
2. 我们当时不知道你遇到了困难,要不然我们会帮助你的。
3. 幸亏他提醒了我,要不然我就忘了。
4. 租金很贵,但房子倒是很好。
Key:
1. You’d better go now, otherwise you’ll miss the train.
2. We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time,otherwise we would have given you a hand.
3. He reminded me of what I should otherwise have forgotten.
4. The rent is high, but otherwise the house is fine.
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