otherwhere
/ˈə-t͟hər-ˌ(h)wer/ (ame, mw)
otherwhere — 副詞
1. in or to another place, rather than here or the place already being discussed
在別處
在另一個地方,不在這裡或原處
in or to another place, rather than here or the place already being discussed
Jason found the missing glove otherwhere, tucked behind the kitchen clock.
Jason 在別處找到了那隻遺失的手套,它原來塞在廚房的時鐘後面。
otherwhere after a verb of finding
After the flood, Mira's family chose to build otherwhere on higher ground.
洪水過後,Mira 一家決定在別處的高地上蓋房子。
move or settle otherwhere after leaving a place
The answer was otherwhere, not in the notes on Feng's desk.
答案在別處,不在 Feng 桌上的那些筆記裡。
When the shop closed, Lakan went otherwhere to buy fresh bread.
店關門後,Lakan 去別處買新鮮的麵包。
The birds settled otherwhere once the noisy trucks reached the field.
吵鬧的卡車開到田邊後,鳥兒在別處落了下來。
- elsewhere
the normal modern word for the same idea
- somewhere else
more conversational and less literary
- away
less precise because it does not always point to another place
- here
points to this place rather than a different one
文法句型
be + otherwhere
go/move + otherwhere
用法筆記
This word is rare and literary. In everyday modern English, people usually say 'elsewhere' instead.