otherwise /ˈʌðəwaiz/ adv.1. 否则，要不然(没有比较级)：Let’s begin, otherwise, it will be too late.我们这就开始吧，不然就太晚了。The sailors would have otherwise fallen into the sea. 要不然这些水手早就掉进大海里去了。［考句］He said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he would have arrived by then. 他说司机一定出了事，要不然他那时应该已经到了。 2. 除此以外在其他方面：The rent is high, but otherwise the house is satisfactory.租金昂贵，但在其他方面这屋子还令人满意。3. 以另外方式：You evidently think otherwise. 你显然有不同想法。