perhaps

英 [pə'hæps] 美 [pər'hæps]

• adv. 也许；可能

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 或许,大概,可能

   possibly but not certainly

详尽释义

adv. 副词

1. 可能，也许，大概，或许，兴许
2. 如果
3. 多半，大半
4. 或者
5. 左右
6. 恐怕
7. 说不定

n. 名词

1. 假定，猜想，设想
2. 未定之事，尚属疑问的东西，尚属于未定的事物
3. 偶然事件
4. 来世，来生

英英释义

Adverb:

1. by chance;

   "perhaps she will call tomorrow"
   "we may possibly run into them at the concert"
   "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Perhaps this book will prove to be of some use to you in your studies.
   也许这本书会对你的研究有用处。
2. As she's been ill perhaps she'll need some help.
   她由于生病可能需要些帮助。
3. Perhaps you left your e-dictionary in the dorm.
   可能你将电子词典忘在宿舍里了。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

用作状语

1. If you are good I shall perhaps take you for a walk this afternoon.
   如果你乖,我今天下午可能带你出去散散步。
2. I perhaps come across him tomorrow.
   我明天也许会偶然遇到他。
3. You want to make stay long in Beijing, perhaps?
   你要在北京呆很长一段时间吗?
4. Perhaps I am wrong, but I think she is over 60 years old.
   我也许记错了,不过我猜想她已60出头了。
5. Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.
   下午可能有雨。
6. Perhaps they are in need of our help.
   或许他们需要我们的帮助。
7. Perhaps I can help you.
   也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。
8. Perhaps this is his finest novel yet.
   这也许是至今为止他写得最好的一部小说。
9. Perhaps you would be good enough to explain this for me?
   请您为我解释这个,行吗?
10. Perhaps you would be kind enough to read this.
    就请你把它念一念好吗?
11. Perhaps you would like to see it?
    你可能想看这东西吧?
12. “Will he come?”“Perhaps so.”
    “他会来吗?”“也许会来。”
13. “Will there be a film tonight?”“Perhaps not.”
    “今晚放电影吗?”“可能不放。”

经典引文

• Must we always like everybody?..Perhaps not.

  出自： B. Pym

• Perhaps you would be good enough to withdraw.

  出自： J. Cannan

• There is the Drowned Sailor motifsan echo of the Waste Land perhaps?

  出自： E. Waugh

• I don't know how to start, and perhaps I ought not to try.

  出自： A. S. Byatt

• Not, perhaps, an atheist, he was proud of his command of medieval history.

  出自： F. Swinnerton

• Perhaps I'll die of pneumonia.

  出自： H. Secombe

词汇搭配

用作副词 (adv.)

～+动词

• perhaps come 或许来

～+副词

• perhaps so 也许是这样

词语用法

adv. (副词)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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”。

词义辨析

adv. (副词)

perhaps, maybe, possibly, probably

• 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在句中的位置不同,句子的含义也不同,试比较：

• 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。

maybe，perhaps，possibly，probably

• 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。

常见错误

adv. (副词)

1. 也许他们终究会来的。

   误 It is perhaps that they will come after all.

   正 Perhaps they will come after all.

   析 perhaps不用于带有形式主语的句子中作表语。

2. 今天他可能会来。

   误 Perhaps he may come today.

   正 Perhaps he will come today.

   析 perhaps表示“或许”“可能”,是一种推测(相当于maybe),不能再用情态动词may。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的perhappes，意为靠运气。

近反义词

【近义词】

• maybe
• possibly
• probably

【反义词】

• certainly 当然