我们原打算踢足球,可是天气太热,我们就决定去干别的事情了。 意为在其他方面。相当于 in other or different ways. 例如:
The rent is high,but otherwise the house is satisfactory.
房租是贵,可这房子在别的方面倒令人满意。
He is noisy,but otherwise a nice boy.
他爱吵闹,但在其他方面倒是个好孩子。
The article is long,but not otherwise blameworthy.
这篇文章就是长,其他倒没什么不好。 意为相反地;要不然;否则。相当于 in the other way 或 on the contrary .例如:
He is guilty until proved otherwise.
在证明他无罪之前他是有罪的。
He reminded me of what I should otherwise have forgotten.
幸亏他提醒了我,要不然我就忘了。
I hate her and I wont pretend otherwise.
我讨厌她,而且我不愿装作喜欢她。
Otherwise he would still be working,because his heart and soul were still in the school room with his students.
否则他还会在教书,因为他的心仍然在课堂上,仍然与学生们在一起。
三、otherwise 用作形容词,具有以下意义: 意为另外的;不那样的;不同的。相当于 not as supposed 或 in a different state .例如:
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