otherwise

• adv. 否則；另外；在其他方麵
• adj. 另外的；其他方麵的

縮寫自古英語on othre wisan,以其它方式，來自wisan,方式，舉止，即wise的古名詞義。

otherwise (adv.)

contracted from Old English phrase on oðre wisan "in the other manner" (see other + wise (n.)), which in Middle English became oþre wise, and mid-14c. oþerwise. As an adjective from c. 1400.

1. Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?

這是否是原本良好的增長曲線中暫時的偏離？

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2. Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.

心理轉折使原本老套的故事情節變得生動有趣。

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3. Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.

別這麽吝嗇布料，不然做出來的窗簾會顯得特寒酸。

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4. Conditions should be laid down. Otherwise it's all talk.

應該先定下條件，否則全是空談。

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5. It was a sad finale to an otherwise spectacular career.

對於一段一直輝煌的職業生涯來說，這是一個慘淡的收官。

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