/'ʌðə(r); `ʌðɚ/
indef det
1 (person or thing) additional to that or those previously mentioned or implied 其他的, 另外的, 别的（人或事物）
*Mr Smith and Mrs Jones and three other teachers were there. 史密斯先生和琼斯太太以及另外三位老师都在那儿.
* Other people may disagree but I feel the whole thing has gone far enough. 尽管别人不同意, 但我觉得整个事情已经够可以的了.
* She's engaged to Peter but she often goes out with other men. 她已经和彼得订了婚, 但她还常跟其他男子约会.
* Did you see any other films? 你看过别的电影吗?
* Not now, some other time (ie at an unspecified time in the future), perhaps. 现在不行, 改天再说吧. Cf 参看 another.
2 (used after the, my, your, his, etc with a singular n 用于the、my、your、his等之後与一单数名词连用) the second of two （两个中的）另一个
*Hold the bottle and pull the cork out with the other hand. 握住瓶子, 用另一只手拔瓶塞.
* Those trousers are dirty you'd better wear your other pair. 这条裤子脏了--你最好穿另一条.
* You may continue on the other side of the paper. 可在纸的背面接着写.
3 (used after the or a possessive with a plural n 用于the或物主代词之後与一复数名词连用) the remaining (people or things) in a group 其余的, 剩下的（人或事物）
*The other students in my class are from Italy. 我班其余同学都是意大利人.* Mary is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 玛丽比我大, 其余都是我的妹妹.
* I haven't read `Cymbeline' but I've read all the other plays by Shakespeare/all Shakespeare's other plays. 莎士比亚的剧作除了《辛白林》, 别的我都读过了.
4 (idm 习语) every other => every. none other than => none. one after the other => one1. the other `day, `morning, `week, `month, etc recently 不久前的一天、一个上午、一个星期、一个月等
*I saw him in town the other day. 我最近有一天在伦敦见过他. somebody/something/somewhere or other => or. this, that and the other => this.

adj [attrib 作定语] ~...than... (fml 文) different (people, things, etc) from... （人、物等）不同于...
*You will have time to visit other places than those on the itinerary. 你能有时间参观计画行程之外的一些地方.
* Other women than Sally would have said nothing. 除了萨莉, 别的女子就都什么也不说了.

determiner, adj, pron

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1【the second of two】
2【the rest】
3【additional】
4【different】
5【opposite】
6 other than
7 none other than somebody
8 the other way around/round
9 the other day/morning/week etc
10 something/someone/somewhere etc or other
11 in other words
12 the other woman

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[Language: Old English;]
【THE SECOND OF TWO】
used to refer to the second of two people or things, which is not the one you already have or the one you have already mentioned
the/your other
　I can't find my other shoe.
　One man was arrested, but the other one got away.
　He kept shifting awkwardly from one foot to the other.
　She took it for granted that each knew who the other was.
【THE REST】
used to refer to all the people or things in a group apart from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about
the/your other
　The other hotels are all full.
　She's much brighter than all the other children in her class.
　I chose this coat in the end because the other ones were all too expensive.
the/your others
　I can see Julie, but where have all the others gone?
【ADDITIONAL】
used to refer to additional people or things of the same kind
　There are one or two other problems I'd like to discuss.
　I've got some other friends I'd like to invite.
　Have you any other questions?
among others
(=used when mentioning one or more examples)
　The guests included, among others, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson.
【DIFFERENT】
used to refer to a different person or thing from the one you have already mentioned or the one that is already known about
　David and Jessica were playing with two other children.
　You'd better change into some other clothes.
　Do you envy other women who seem to manage their lives better?
　Can we discuss this some other time?
　There is no other job I would rather do.
　Saudi Arabia produces more oil than any other country.
　I hope you will learn to show more respect for others (=other people) .
some ... others
　Some people are at greater risk than others.
【OPPOSITE】
used to refer to the thing that is opposite you, furthest from you, or moving away from you
the other side/end/direction etc
　You can park on the other side of the street.
　He lives at the other end of the road.
　She drove off in the other direction.
other than
apart from a particular person or thing
= except
　The truth was known to no one other than herself.
　He doesn't eat pork, but other than that he'll eat just about anything.
none other than sb
used to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising
　Johnson's defence lawyer was none other than Joe Beltrami.
the other way around/round
the opposite of what you have just mentioned
　I always thought that rugby was a rougher game than football, but in fact it's the other way round.
　Students practise translating from French to English and the other way around.
the other day/morning/week etc
used to say that something happened recently, without saying exactly when
　I saw Rufus the other day.
sth/someone/somewhere etc or other
used when you are not being specific about which thing, person, place etc you mean
　It'll be here somewhere or other.
　We'll get the money somehow or other.
in other words
used when you are expressing an idea or opinion again in a different and usually simpler way
　The tax only affects people on incomes of over $200,000 - in other words, the very rich.
　So he is a fraud, a common thief in other words.
the other woman
used to refer to a woman with whom a man is having a sexual relationship, even though he already has a wife or partner
　He left his wife and child and moved in with the other woman.
→another
→each other
→every otheratevery
→on the one hand ... on the other handathand¹ (5)

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HINT
When other is used before a noun, it never has an 's': We visited other places (NOT others places).

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