核心畫面
Built from 'other' + 'wise' (in the manner of) — literally 'in another way'. The whole word keeps pointing at an alternative: a different manner, a different case, what would happen instead. Picture a fork in the road and otherwise is the hand pointing down the OTHER path.
可以想成這個字由 other（別的）＋ -wise（以……的方式）拼成，字面就是「以別的方式」。整個字一直指向「另一…更多收起
可以想成這個字由 other（別的）＋ -wise（以……的方式）拼成，字面就是「以別的方式」。整個字一直指向「另一條路」：另一種做法、另一種情況、或者本來會發生的別種結果。核心畫面比較像站在岔路口，otherwise 就是那隻指向「另一邊」的手。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
otherwiseadv/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/
- 1
mannerDifferently, in another way.
- Near-synonyms: contrarily, contrastingly
- You may have a point, but I think otherwise.
- 2
In different circumstances; or else.
- I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
- You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.
- 3
In all other respects; apart from that; except for this.
- He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
- There was one rotten apple in an otherwise perfect batch.
otherwiseadj/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/
- 1
Other than supposed; different.
- He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
- Statistics need lots of information, digital and otherwise.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。