otherwise
gb/ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz/ us/ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 1200
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adverb
A2
relation
1
if not; or else
Used to say what will happen if something does not happen or is not true.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[statement], otherwise [result]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'otherwise' with 'therefore', but 'otherwise' talks about what happens if the first thing does not happen.
คำพ้องความหมาย
or else (Slightly more informal and can sound like a threat in some contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
therefore (Indicates a result from a reason, opposite in logic to a conditional alternative.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
or otherwise
|unless otherwise stated
|otherwise known as
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- You need to wear a helmet, otherwise you could get hurt.
- Please be on time; otherwise, we will start without you.
- I hope it doesn’t rain; otherwise, the picnic will be canceled.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Take an umbrella, otherwise you will get wet.
- Be careful, otherwise you may fall.
- Finish your homework, otherwise you cannot play games.
adverb
B1
relation
2
in another way
In a different way, or except for the thing mentioned.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] is [adjective], but otherwise [adjective]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may forget that 'otherwise' here means 'in other ways', not 'if not'. Context is key.
คำพ้องความหมาย
differently (Focuses only on being not the same, without the 'except for' meaning.)
คำตรงข้าม
similarly (Indicates being the same in ways rather than different.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
otherwise occupied
|otherwise engaged
|otherwise identical
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The test was hard, but otherwise it was fair.
- She seemed tired, but otherwise happy.
- The movie was boring, but otherwise well-made.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He is small, but otherwise healthy.
- The book is long, but otherwise easy to read.
- The room is old, but otherwise clean.
adverb
B2
relation
3
under other conditions
If the situation were different.
รูปแบบการใช้:
Otherwise, [statement about different situation]
คำพ้องความหมาย
alternatively (Suggests another option rather than a hypothetical change in conditions.)
คำตรงข้าม
as is (Means keeping the current condition without change.)
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I would help you, but I’m otherwise engaged.
- Otherwise, I might have joined you for dinner.
- I might have gone to the party; otherwise, I stayed home because I was sick.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I wanted to come, but I was otherwise busy.
- Otherwise, I would have called you.
- I would help, but I am otherwise occupied.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
otherwise
IPA
GB/ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz/
US/ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
oth - er - wise (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (oth)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: otherwise
- Plural: otherwises
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
otherwise known as
1/ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz nˈoʊn ˈæz/
fixed phrase
also called something else
Used to say another name for someone or something.
ตัวอย่าง
- Mark Twain, otherwise known as Samuel Clemens, wrote many famous books.
- The disease is otherwise known as chickenpox.
unless otherwise stated
1/ʌnlˈɛs ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz stˈeɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
formal
except if said differently
Except if something different is said before.
ตัวอย่าง
- Unless otherwise stated, all prices include tax.
- The offer is valid for 30 days unless otherwise stated.
unless otherwise stated
2/ʌnlˈɛs ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz stˈeɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
except if told differently
Used to say something is true except when a different instruction or information is given.
ตัวอย่าง
- All prices include tax unless otherwise stated.
- Participants must register online unless otherwise stated in the event details.