Could you tell me the meaning of the sentence?
I came across the sentence I don't know when I'm reading a book.
Could you tell me the meaning of the sentence?
The sentence is below.
He practice twice as much as, or even three times more than, he would have otherwise.
In particular, I don't know the part of "he would have otherwise"
Are there any abbreviations after he would have?
What does otherwise mean? I've looked it up though, I don't know which mean I should adapt.
Thanks in advance!
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Answers · 10
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Yes, there is an abbreviation (omitted word) here:
"He practiced twice as much as... he would have [practiced] otherwise."
So, for some reason (not stated) he practiced twice as much as he would have practiced without that reason.
Since the verb "practice" is already in the first clause, we don't have to repeat it in the second clause; it is understood that we are still talking about practicing.
I hope that helps!
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Basically it means that he is doing his best ( he is practicing way more than he usually does) which means that in the normal situation he wouldn't bother himself this much to practice.
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はじめまして、こんにちは！
上記の質問への回答らしきものを見つけましたのでお知らせします。
何かの参考になれば。
http://goyaku.jugem.jp/?eid=330
Hope this helps.
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Thank you so much!
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He practiced. Then he decided to practice 2 or 3 time more than before. "otherwise" means "if he had not decided to practice more / if he continued to practice the same amount as before / if he had not changed his mind about the amount that he would practice". The most simple synonym for the word "otherwise" is "differently". Other synonyms for the word "otherwise" can be seen at: http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/otherwise?s=t
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