1、"Otherwise"是一个副词，常用来表示"另外，其他方面"。例如：He is a very good student, otherwise he wouldn't have made it into such a prestigious university.The weather was beautiful, otherwise we wouldn't have gone on a picnic.
2、在虚拟语气中，"otherwise"可以用来表示"要不然"的意思。例如：If you don't hurry, you'll be late. Otherwise, you'll miss the train.I would have come to your party, otherwise I had a previous engagement.
3、在虚拟语气中，"otherwise"常常跟在"if"或"I wish"之后，用来表示对现实情况的假设或愿望。
4、在中文中，"otherwise"常常可以翻译为"另外，其他方面，要不然"等。
