possibly

英 ['pɒsəbli] 美 ['pɑːsəbli]

• adv. 可能地；也许

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 可能地

   in accordance with what is possible

2. 也许,或许

   perhaps

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"
   

2. to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means;

   "they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. It is a parsimonious representation of a possibly complex thing.
   这就是以简约来代表可能地复杂的事情。
2. Possibly because it's an electric razor.
   也许是因为那是电动剃刀吧？
3. He is possibly the most selfish man in the town.
   他也许是镇上最自私的人。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Possibly, this is only one of many answers.
   这只是许多种合适的答案之中的一种。
2. You can't possibly walk 20 miles in an hour!
   你一小时走20英里,这怎么可能!
3. I was positive that I had seen her before; I could not possibly have made a mistake on that point.
   我确信我以前见过她,这一点我不可能弄错。
4. We can't possibly believe the myth of “detente”now.
   我们现在无论怎样也不相信“缓和”的神话了。
5. I can't possibly do it.
   我万万不能。
6. It may possibly be so.
   也许是这样的。

经典引文

• Wondering whether such an occasion could possibly arise.

  出自： B. Pym

• You couldn't possibly sew by this light.

  出自： I. Murdoch

词语用法

adv. (副词)

1. possibly的基本意思是“可能地”,这词表示对某事不敢肯定或知道得不太清楚,多用于肯定句; 有时还作“无论如何”“不管怎样”“万万”解,多用于否定句。
2. possibly还可作“也许”“或许”解,也可指用来表示非常有礼貌地请别人做某事,提出要求。
3. possibly在肯定句里多与may或will连用,在疑问句和否定句中多与can连用。
4. possibly是强化副词,没有比较等级。

词义辨析

adv. (副词)

possibly, maybe, perhaps, 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?

下面两句意思不同:

• They can't possibly come today.
• 他们今天不可能来。
• They can't, possibly, come today.
• 他们今天也许不能来。

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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• at all
• haply
• in any way
• maybe
• probably

【反义词】

• impossibly 不可能地