OG 12-10(otherwise 已解决)

abjure

10. Carnivorous mammals can endure what would
otherwise be lethal levels of body heat because they
have a heat-exchange network which kept the brain
from getting too hot.
(A) which kept
(B) that keeps
(C) which has kept
(D) that has been keeping
(E) having kept

句子中的otherwise, 不理解为啥GMAC这么用，望NN们解答

查了longman字典如下，没有可以对号入座的解释

oth?er?wise S1 W2
1 [sentence adverb] used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done:
You'll have to go now, otherwise you'll miss your bus.
Put your coat on, otherwise you'll get cold.
2 [sentence adverb] used when saying what would have happened or might have happened if something else had not happened:
We were delayed at the airport. Otherwise we would have been here by lunch time.
They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they'd never have been able to afford to go.
3say/think/decide etc otherwiseto say, think, or decide something different:
The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests otherwise.
A lot of people think otherwise.
4 except for what has just been mentioned:
He was tired but otherwise in good health.
[sentence adverb]
I could hear the distant noise of traffic. Otherwise all was still.
[+ adjective/adverb]
This spoiled an otherwise excellent piece of work.
Their arrival livened up an otherwise dull afternoon.
5or otherwiseespecially British English used to refer to the opposite of what has just been mentioned:
We welcome any comments from viewers, favourable or otherwise.
The truth or otherwise of this diagnosis would be revealed in the future.
6otherwise engagedformal busy doing something else:
I'm afraid I will be otherwise engaged that day.
7otherwise known asalso called:
Albert DeSalvo, otherwise known as the Boston Strangler
8 formal in a different way:
people who smoke or otherwise abuse their bodies
9it cannot be otherwise/how can it be otherwise?formal used to say that it is impossible for something to be different from the way it is:
Life in the military is hard - how can it be otherwise?

AmyGMAT

10. Carnivorous mammals can endure what would
otherwise be lethal levels of body heat because they
have a heat-exchange network which kept the brain
from getting too hot.
(A) which kept
(B) that keeps
(C) which has kept
(D) that has been keeping
(E) having kept

句子中的otherwise, 不理解为啥GMAC这么用，望NN们解答

查了longman字典如下，没有可以对号入座的解释

oth?er?wise S1 W2
1 [sentence adverb] used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done:
You'll have to go now, otherwise you'll miss your bus.
Put your coat on, otherwise you'll get cold.
2 [sentence adverb] used when saying what would have happened or might have happened if something else had not happened:
We were delayed at the airport. Otherwise we would have been here by lunch time.
They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they'd never have been able to afford to go.
3say/think/decide etc otherwiseto say, think, or decide something different:
The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests otherwise.
A lot of people think otherwise.
4 except for what has just been mentioned:
He was tired but otherwise in good health.
[sentence adverb]
I could hear the distant noise of traffic. Otherwise all was still.
[+ adjective/adverb]
This spoiled an otherwise excellent piece of work.
Their arrival livened up an otherwise dull afternoon.
5or otherwiseespecially British English used to refer to the opposite of what has just been mentioned:
We welcome any comments from viewers, favourable or otherwise.
The truth or otherwise of this diagnosis would be revealed in the future.
6otherwise engagedformal busy doing something else:
I'm afraid I will be otherwise engaged that day.
7otherwise known asalso called:
Albert DeSalvo, otherwise known as the Boston Strangler
8 formal in a different way:
people who smoke or otherwise abuse their bodies
9it cannot be otherwise/how can it be otherwise?formal used to say that it is impossible for something to be different from the way it is:
Life in the military is hard - how can it be otherwise?

-- by 会员 abjure (2010/5/12 0:52:40)

lz好细心啊
先谢过啦，学到很多


恩，我认为这里的用法符合第四种
4 except for what has just been mentioned:
He was tired but otherwise in good health.
[sentence adverb]
I could hear the distant noise of traffic. Otherwise all was still.
[+ adjective/adverb]
This spoiled an otherwise excellent piece of work.这个毁坏了本来会是一项杰作的作品otherwise修饰excellent
Their arrival livened up an otherwise dull afternoon.他们的到来使本来枯燥的下午活跃起来 otherwise修饰dull

Carnivorous mammals can endure what would
otherwise be lethal levels of body heat 这句话的意思就是哺乳动物能够忍受本来是致命水平的体温
otherwise作副词修饰be


我对下面的两点有点疑问，麻烦lz帮我看看吧
1 [sentence adverb] used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done:
You'll have to go now, otherwise you'll miss your bus.
Put your coat on, otherwise you'll get cold.
这里是句子副词吗?是不是应该是otherwise做连词啊。
2 [sentence adverb] used when saying what would have happened or might have happened if something else had not happened
We were delayed at the airport. Otherwise we would have been here by lunch time.
They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they'd never have been able to afford to go.
这种用法是不是就是相当于if虚拟语气啊，
lz看我highlight出的部分，我对这里不是很理解，我想如果按照虚拟语气的话，那个got用的是不是不对呢？换成had gotten？？

abjure

谢谢楼上回答（接受）

你第一个问题，我也不明白，为啥它这么写。（我没看那么仔细）。
第二问题，我觉得解释没问题，句意上说过去（got）买的票， would never havebeen able to（表未来的预测（根据GMAC上对would用法，对将来有条件的发生的事情一种预测）请参照OG 16,41,67,122,139 的 OG 关于would解释。 是不是虚拟语气，我就不知道，我一般不往虚拟语气（那种高级用法上想，不懂）。