other

• 用来指与已经提到或已知的人或事物不同的人或事物。也可表示额外的、其余的或另外的。

Used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from the one already mentioned or known.

1. Different or distinctA1formal

   Not the same as the one or ones already mentioned or implied.

   其他的

   • I don't like this color; show me the other one.
   • She has other plans for the weekend.
   • We need to consider other options.

   同义词alternativeanotherdifferentdissimilardistinctdivergentseparateunlike

   反义词identicalsame

2. Recently pastB1formal

   Referring to a time not long ago.

   以前的

   • I saw him the other day at the market.
   • She visited us the other week.
   • The other night, we had a wonderful dinner.

   同义词pastrecent

3. Belonging to the distant pastB2formal

   Referring to a time long ago.

   往昔的

   • In other times, people traveled by horse.
   • The customs of other ages seem strange to us now.
   • He spoke of other eras with great nostalgia.

   同义词ancientbygoneerstwhileformeroldpastquondamsometime

4. Very unusual or differentB2formal

   Having a character or quality that is very different from the normal or expected.

   另类

   • Her art is truly other, unlike anything I've seen.
   • The landscape had an otherworldly, other quality.
   • He possessed an other kind of intelligence, rare and profound.

   同义词alienbizarrecuriousdifferentexoticextraordinaryoddoutlandishpeculiarsingularstrangeuncannyuncommonunfamiliarunusual

   反义词commonconventionalnormalordinarystandardtypicalusual

• 不定代词，用于指代已提及的人或事物之外的另一个或另一部分；可表示单数具体的“另一个”（the other），复数泛指的“其他一些”（others），或后接名词的“其他的”（other）。

An indefinite pronoun used to refer to an additional or different person or thing from those already mentioned; appears as 'the other' (singular, specific), 'others' (plural, general), or 'other' (with implied noun).

1. Singular pronoun 'the other' referring to the second of twoA2formal

   Used to refer to the second of two people or things when one has already been mentioned; implies a specific, known alternative within a pair.

   单数'the other'——两者中的另一个

   • I have two keys; one is for the house, the other is for the office.
   • She held a book in each hand; one was red, the other was blue.
   • One twin is shy, but the other is very outgoing.
   • He offered me two options: I chose one and rejected the other.
   • One hand washes the other.

2. Plural pronoun 'others' referring to additional people or thingsA2formal

   Used to refer to additional or different people or things beyond those already mentioned; often contrasts a specific group with a more general remainder.

   复数代词“others”——其他人或事物

   • Some people prefer tea; others prefer coffee.
   • Be kind to others, and they will be kind to you.
   • A few students passed the test; the others will retake it.
   • She always thinks of others before herself.
   • These apples are fresh; the others in the basket are rotten.

3. Indefinite 'other' meaning 'different' or 'additional' (with implied noun)B1informal

   Used without a following noun to refer to an unspecified different or additional person/thing, often after 'any', 'some', 'no', or 'every'.

   不定代词 other 表示“别的”或“另外的”（隐含名词）

   • I don't like this shirt; do you have any other?
   • Some guests arrived early; other came later.
   • No other could have solved the problem so quickly.
   • Every other day, she goes for a run.
   • He's like no other I've ever met.