otherwise

adverb · adjectiveB2

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Trạng từ

adverb
  1. 1.

    (not comparable)(manner) Differently, in another way.

    You may have a point, but I think otherwise.

    Could I do otherwise than smile?

    It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute any copies.

    There was one rotten apple in an otherwise perfect batch.

    Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth. […]

  2. 2.

    (conjunctive, not comparable)In different circumstances; or else.

    I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.

    You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.

  3. 3.

    (conjunctive, not comparable)In all other respects.

    He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.

Tính từ

adjective
  1. 1.

    (not comparable)Other than supposed; different.

    He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.

    Statistics need lots of information, digital and otherwise.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

elsewisecontrarilycontrastinglyapart fromelseifnotor else

Trái nghĩa

likewisethuswise;nohowin no waynot at allby no means

Cùng gốc / liên quan

otherwisenessotherwise engageduntil proven otherwise

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan; equivalent to other + -wise. Compare yn oarwei, öðruvísi.

Nguồn dữ liệu: freedict, dictionary, wiktionary · cập nhật 15/8/2026

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