Dictionary🇺🇸 English → 🇯🇵 Japanese
otherwise
Description
"Otherwise" is a common word with a few uses. It can mean "if not" to warn about a different result, or it can mean "in other ways" or "differently."
Meanings
otherwise
もしそうでなければ、さもないと
Hurry up, otherwise we will be late.
otherwise
その他の点では
The room was cold, but otherwise nice.
otherwise
違うふうに、別のやり方で
I could not think otherwise.
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Notes
- Etymology
「other（他の）」+「-wise（〜のやり方で）」から成る語。
- Nuance
「or」より少し硬く、注意や条件を強調する場面で使われる。
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