otherwise的用法与例句

 　　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 engaged¹.

　　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.

1 engaged   

a.having agree to get married

参考例句：

• They are engaged in talks with the Irish government. 他们正忙着与爱尔兰政府谈判。
• The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children. 这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服。