Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Otherwise主要用法

Otherwise主要有以下幾種用法:

(1) 即or、or else或if not,指「否則」或「不然」,例如:

You'd better go now, otherwise you'll be late.

你最好現在就走,否則會遲到。
(2) 即apart from that,指「除此之外」,例如:

There were only a few pedestrians; otherwise the street was deserted.

除了幾個行人以外,街上空空蕩蕩。(A Dictionary of Commonly Used English)

(3) 即differently,指「不同」或「另外」,例如:

You know exactly what is going on, so don't try to pretend otherwise.

你清楚知道發生什麼事,所以不要裝作什麼都不知道。

(4) 即in some other way,指「用其他方法」,例如:

The door cannot be opened otherwise than with a key.

這門不用鎖匙打不開。

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