Word · Frequency #471
else
另外;此外
In addition; besides.
- 1.
Otherwise, if not.
否则,如果不。
否则;不然;否则,如果不。;另外;否则;不然
In use
Would you like anything else?
Let's go somewhere else this weekend.
Hurry up, or else we'll miss the bus.
indefinite pronoun + else
else 通常跟在不定代词(如 someone, anyone, nothing)后面,表示“另外的”或“别的”。
Is there anyone else you want to invite?
你还想邀请别的什么人吗?
wh-word + else
在疑问词(what, who, where 等)后使用,表示“此外还有……”的意思。注意不用于 which 后。
What else did she say?
她还说了什么别的?
or else
or else 表示“否则”,引出后果。
You must finish your homework, or else you'll be punished.
你必须完成作业,否则你会受罚。
Common mistakes
I have else things to do.I have other things to do.
else是副词,不能直接修饰名词;应使用形容词other或其他结构如'something else'。
I want else.I want something else.
else不能单独作宾语;需与不定代词(如something, anything)连用。
Connections
Collocations
- or else
- 否则;要不然
- Hurry up or else you'll be late.快点,否则你会迟到的。
- something else
- 别的东西;另外的东西
- I want something else to eat.我想吃点别的。
- someone else
- 别人;另外的人
- Can someone else help me?别人能帮我吗?
- anything else
- 其他任何东西;还有别的吗
- Do you need anything else?你还需要别的吗?
- nowhere else
- 没有别的地方
- There's nowhere else to go.没有别的地方可去。
- what else
- 还有什么;别的什么
Learner notes
Memory Tip
else 记作‘其他’或‘否则’,联想‘除了此,还有彼’
Context & Register
通常用于日常对话和书面语,语域中性。
Grammar Note
常用于疑问词或不定代词之后,或与or连用表示‘否则’
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with else. Words that share the 'lse' spelling, such as false and pulse, have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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