詞彙精選：perhaps的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adv.

可能，大概，也許，或者

例句：

Millson regarded her thoughtfully. Perhaps she was right.

米爾森若有所思地注視着她。或許她是對的。

例句：

In the end they lose millions, perhaps billions.

最後他們輸掉幾百萬，或許是幾十億。

n.

假定，猜想，未定之事

二、詞義辨析：

maybe,perhaps,possibly,probably

這些副詞均有“或許，大概”之意。 maybe普通用詞，美國英語多用。指某事也許如此，含不能確定意味。perhaps普通用詞，多用於英國，與maybe同義。possibly指客觀上潛存着發生某種變化的可能。probably一般指根據邏輯推理，估計有發生的可能，把握性較大，語氣比possibly強。

三、參考例句：

Perhaps not for long.

也許不會太久。

Perhaps it is, sir.

也許是，先生。

Perhaps you're frustrated

你是不是感到喪氣呢？

But perhaps not for long.

但這並不會持續太長時間。

Perhaps they'll show up.

也許他們會露面。

Perhaps you suffer from overwork.

或許你是工作過度了。

Perhaps he is a climate sceptic.

或許他是一名氣候變化懷疑論者。

They perhaps had too many drinks.

他們可能喝得太多了。

Perhaps he has grown wiser with age.

可能隨着年紀增長，他變聰明瞭。

Africa is perhaps the greatest unknown.

非洲或許要算是最大的未知數。