一、詳細(xì)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著她?；蛟S她是對(duì)的。


例句：

In the end they lose millions, perhaps billions.

最后他們輸?shù)魩装偃f，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，多用于英國，與maybe同義。 possibly指客觀上潛存著發(fā)生某種變化的可能。 probably一般指根據(jù)邏輯推理，估計(jì)有發(fā)生的可能，把握性較大，語氣比possibly強(qiáng)。


三、參考例句：


Perhaps not for long.

也許不會(huì)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.

但這并不會(huì)持續(xù)太長時(shí)間。


Perhaps they'll show up.

也許他們會(huì)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.

可能隨著年紀(jì)增長，他變聰明了。


Africa is perhaps the greatest unknown.

非洲或許要算是最大的未知數(shù)。