However 和Otherwise是英语学习中我们经常会用到的转折连词，很多同学在写作的过程中都会对如何正确使用这两个词感到头痛不已，瀚森教育英语名师特将这两个词的具体用法进行了总结，希望对大家的学习能够有所帮助。
1. ADV You use however when you are adding a comment which is surprising or which contrasts with what has just been said. 然而 (用以引出令人吃惊或形成对比的话语) [ADV with cl]
例：This was not an easy decision. It is, however, a decision that we feel is dictated by our duty.
这可不是一个轻松的决定。不过我们觉得我们有责任做出这样的的决定。
2. ADV You use however before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that the degree or extent of something cannot change a situation. 不管多么 (用于形容词或副词前表强调) [强调]
例：You should always strive to achieve more, however well you have done before.
不管以前做得多么好，你应该始终争取更大的进步。
例：However hard she tried, nothing seemed to work. 无论她多么努力，好像都无济于事。
3. CONJ You use however when you want to say that it makes no difference how something is done. 不管用什么方法 (用以表示没有区别)
例：However we adopt healthcare reform, it isn't going to save major amounts of money.
不管我们采取什么样的医疗改革措施，它都不会节省太多的钱。
4. ADV You use however in expressions such as or however long it takes and or however many there were to indicate that the figure you have just mentioned may not be accurate. 无论多久 (表示刚提到的数字不一定准确); 不管多少 [含糊]
例：Wait 30 to 60 minutes or however long it takes. 等30到60分钟，或需要的不管多长的时间。
5. QUEST You can use however to ask in an emphatic way how something has happened which you are very surprised about. Some speakers of English think that this form is incorrect and prefer to use "how ever." 究竟如何 [强调]
例：However did you find this place in such weather? 在这样的天气里你究竟是怎么找到这个地方的？
Otherwise / ˈʌðəˌwaɪz /
1. ADV You use otherwise after mentioning a situation or telling someone to do something, in order to say what the result or consequence would be if the situation did not exist or the person did not do as you say. 否则 [ADV with cl]
例：Make a note of the questions you want to ask; you will invariably forget some of them otherwise.
把你想问的问题记下来；否则你准会忘记其中几个。
例：I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go crazy.
幸好我对学校作业还感兴趣，不然会疯的。
2. ADV You use otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality. 除此以外 [ADV group]
例：The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city.
运动会的装饰为这个平时乏味的城市增添了几抹色彩。
3. ADV You use otherwise to refer in a general way to actions or situations that are very different from, or the opposite to, your main statement. 以不同方式 [书面] [ADV with v]
例：Take approximately 60 mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor. 每天4次，每次约60毫克，或遵医嘱。
例：There is no way anything would ever happen between us, and believe me I've tried to convince myself otherwise. 无论如何，我们之间不会发生什么。而且，相信我，我已经努力说服自己了。
4. ADV You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned. 用别的方法 [ADV before v]
例： The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives. 电影公司可以通过让演员无角色可演或其他途径控制他们的生活，以惩罚他们。
5. PHRASE You use or otherwise or and otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing. 或其相反
例：It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence.
应由警方来评价证据的有效与否。
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