other

other
adjective& pronoun

used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about
另一个；其他的；别的
[as adj.]stick the camera on a tripod or some other means of support.
把照相机支在三脚架或别的什么支承物上。
other people found her difficult.
其他的人觉得她很难相处。
[as pronoun]a language unrelated to any other.
不和任何别的语言有亲属关系的语言。
■alternative of two
（两个中的）另一个
[as adj.]the other side of the page.
该页的另一面。
[as pronoun]flinging up first one arm and then the other.
首先扬起一只胳膊然后另一只。
one or other of his parents.
他的双亲之一，他的父亲或母亲。
■those remaining in a group; those not already mentioned
其余的；另外的
[as adj.]they took the other three away in an ambulance.
他们用救护车送走了其余三人。
[as pronoun]Freddie set off and the others followed.
弗雷迪出发了，其他人跟随其后。
further; additional
另外的，额外的；更多的
[as adj.]one other word of advice.
再提一条忠告。
[as pronoun]Labour would have 49 MPs plus ten others.
工党想要在原有的49名国会议员之外再增加10名。
[pronoun](the other)(informal)used euphemistically to refer to sexual intercourse
(非正式，婉)性交
a bit of the other.
做会儿爱。
[pronoun](the other)(Philosophy & Sociology)that which is distinct from, different from, or opposite to something or oneself
(哲，社会学)对立面；对立的事物

常用词组
no other

(archaic)nothing else
(古)别无其他
we can do no other.
我们别无他法。

other than

[with negative or in questions]apart from; except
除了
he claims not to own anything other than his home.
他声称除了家他一无所有。
■differently or different from; otherwise than
不同于；非
there is no suggestion that we are to take this other than literally.
并没有要我们不按字面去理解的意思。

on the other hand

见 hand

the other day (或 night, week 等)

a few days (or nights, weeks, etc.) ago
几天（或几夜，几星期）之前

the other thing

(Brit. dated, chiefly humorous)an unexpressed alternative
(英，旧，主幽默)没有明说的另一做法
if you keep a lot of rules I'll reward you, and if you don't I'll do the other thing.
如你遵守许多规则我就奖励你，否则我就选择另一种方式。

someone (或 something 或 somehow 等) or other

some unspecified or unknown person, thing, manner, etc. (used to express vagueness or uncertainty)
[用来表示不确切或不肯定] 某人（或某件东西、某件事；或以某种方式、用某种办法）
they were protesting about something or other.
他们正在对一件什么事表示抗议。

语源

Old English ōther, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German ander, from an Indo-European root meaning 'different'

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