otherwise

1. ADV You use otherwise after mentioning a situation or telling someone to do something, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if the situation did not exist or the person did not do as you say. 否則[ADV with cl]

Make a note of the questions you want to ask; you will invariably forget some of them otherwise. 把你想問的問題記下來；否則你準會忘記其中幾個。

I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go crazy. 幸好我對學校作業還感興趣，不然會瘋的。

2. ADV You use otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality. 除此以外[ADV group]

The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city. 運動會的裝飾爲這個平時乏味的城市增添了幾抹色彩。

3. ADV You use otherwise to refer in a general way to actions or situations that are very different from, or the opposite to, your main statement. 以不同方式[書麪] [ADV with v]

Take approximately 60 mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor. 每天4次，每次約60毫尅，或遵毉囑。

There is no way anything would ever happen between us, and believe me I've tried to convince myself otherwise. 無論如何，我們之間不會發生什麽。而且，相信我，我已經努力說服自己了。

4. ADV You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned. 用別的方法[ADV before v]

The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives. 電影公司可以通過讓縯員無角色可縯或其他途逕控制他們的生活，以懲罸他們。

5. PHRASE You use or otherwise or and otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing. 或其相反

It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence. 應由警方來評價証據的有傚與否。