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used to state what the result would be if something did not happen or if the situation were different 否则；不然 My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip. 我父母借钱给我了。否则，我可付不起这次旅费。 Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here. 把窗户关好，不然屋子里就太冷了。 We're committed to the project. We wouldn't be here otherwise. 我们是全心全意投入这项工作的，否则我们就不会到这里来了。 The project had given children opportunities they would never otherwise have had. 这个项目给了孩子们机会，否则他们永远不会有。
apart from that 除此以外 There was some music playing upstairs. Otherwise the house was silent. 楼上有些音乐声。除此以外，房子里静悄悄的。 He was slightly bruised but otherwise unhurt. 他除了一点青肿之外没有受伤。
in a different way to the way mentioned; differently 以其他方式；另；亦 Bismarck, otherwise known as ‘the Iron Chancellor’ 俾斯麦，亦称为 “铁血宰相” It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute copies of past examination papers. 不准出售或以其他方式散发过去的试卷。 You know what this is about. Why pretend otherwise (= that you do not)? 你明明知道这是怎么回事，为什么装作不知道？ He maintains that he is innocent, but the police are looking for evidence and witnesses to prove otherwise. 他坚称自己是无辜的，但警方正在寻找证据和证人来证明不是这样。 Even when common sense would suggest otherwise, optimism reigns. 即使常识表明并非如此，乐观情绪仍占主导地位。 I wanted to see him but he was otherwise engaged (= doing something else). 我想见他，但他正忙着别的事情。 Unless otherwise stated, all translations in the text are my own. 除非另有说明，文本中的所有翻译都是我自己的。
Word OriginOld English on ōthre wisan (from other + wise ‘manner or extent of something’).
Idioms
know different/otherwise
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to have information or evidence that the opposite is true 所知道的不是那么回事；所掌握的情况大不一样（或大相径庭） You'd think this was a high-budget film if you didn't know otherwise. 如果你不知道的话，你会认为这是一部高预算的电影。
or otherwise