possibly
音标:['pɔsəbli]
ad. 可能, 也许
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maybe、possibly、perhaps的区别:
maybe“可能、也许”,比另外两个词更不正式、更随便、可能性不大;
possibly“可能地、或者、也许”,可能性较大,在否定句和疑问句中表示“无论如何”;perhaps“可能”,较为常用而且正式,可能性也不大。
如:You could put it over there,maybe.(也许你可以把它放在那边)
I couldn’t possibly have finished such a long book in such a short time.
(我不可能在这么短的时间内完成这么长的一本书)
I thought perhaps it was the letter you have been expecting.
(我以为那也许就是你期盼的信件)
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。
The fourth card could possibly be an ace.
第四张牌有可能是一张A。
A parse of a sentential form is the construction of a derivation and possibly a syntax tree for it.
句型的分析是某个推导(或许是其语法树)的构造过程。
How do you possibly stay in business?
你们究竟是怎么在做生意的?
I cannot possibly do it.
我无论如何不能做那件事。
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