perhaps
常用用法
- perhaps的基本意思是“或许,可能,大概”,表示说话人对数量、质量、价值等大概的估计,常用于对某人〔事〕有疑问或有可能但不肯定的场合,所表示的可能性大致对半。
- perhaps可修饰动态动词、静态动词、系表结构、全句。perhaps在句中位于实义动词前,助、系、情态动词之后。perhaps也可用于句首或句尾,用于句首或句末有时可指有礼貌地提出请求或提供帮助等。
- 在口语中, perhaps so的意思是“也许会”; perhaps not(而不是no)的意思是“也许不会”。 返回 perhaps
adv. (副词)
词语辨析
- 这四个词都有“可能,或许”的意思。其区别是:
- 1.probably指“多半”,其可能性超过一半; perhaps和maybe指“或许”,其可能性大致为一半; possibly仅指“也许”“有可能”,其可能性低于一半。例如:
- Probably he will succeed.他很可能会成功。
- Perhaps〔maybe〕 he will succeed.他也许会成功。
- He will possibly succeed.他有可能成功。
- 2.maybe比perhaps更口语化,且要用于句首; perhaps可用于句末、句中、句首; probably多用于句中。
- 3.maybe和possibly可用于礼貌的建议或请求,另三个词无此义。例如:
- Maybe you could move the chair.也许你可以挪动一下那张椅子。
- Could you possibly lend me 1000 yuan ?你能借给我1000元钱吗?
- Perhaps he will leave for home.
- 也许他要离开这里回家去。
- He will perhaps leave for home.
- 他恐怕要离开这里回家去。
- He will leave,perhaps for home.
- 他要离开这里,恐怕是要回家去。
- He will leave for home,perhaps.
- 恐怕他要离开这里回家去。
- 这些副词均有“或许、大概”之意。
- maybe普通用词,美国英语多用,指某事也许如此,含不能确定意味。
- perhaps普通用词,多用于英国,与maybe同义。
- possibly指客观上潜存着发生某种变化的可能。
- probably一般指根据逻辑推理,估计有发生的可能,把握性较大,语气比possibly强。 返回 perhaps