英语词汇：“可能”的9种英语表达.docx

英语词汇：“可能”的9种英语表达很可能；也许英语释义：used to mean that something is very likely probably是“多半”，其可能性超过一半 一般指依据规律推理，估量有发生的可能，把握性较大，语气比possibly强 I”ll probably be home by midnight. 我很可能半夜到家I”m probably going - it depends on the weather.我很可能会去——这要看天气怎么样2、maybe或许，也许英语释义：used to show that something is possible or that something might be true maybe这个词比perhaps更口语化，美国英语多用指某事或许如此，含不能确定意味 maybe要用于句首，它和perhaps表示的可能性大致为一半 Maybe they”ll come tomorrow. 或许他们明天会来。

Maybe you were right after all.或许还是你对3、perhaps或许，可能英语释义：used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something 多用于英式口语，与maybe同义可用于句末、句中、句首 He hasn”t written to me recently - perhaps he”s lost my address. 他*近没给我写信——或许他把我的地址弄丢了4、possibly可能地英语释义：used when something is not certain possibly指客观上潜存着发生某种变化的可能，其可能性低于一半 He may possibly decide not to come, in which case there”s no problem. 他可能会打算不来，这样就没问题了拓展】 It is possible that 可能，是有可能的It is possible that some of these methods coincide with the designer”s needs.这些方法中有一些可能满意设计者的需要。

5、presumably据推想，也许，可能英语释义：used to say what you think is the likely situation presume的意思是“假定，推定，认定”，多表示以过去阅历作依据或者是符合规律地推想 一般是有充分的理由，虽然结论仍可能是错误的可以得出，presume表示的可能性较高 presumably是它的副词形式，表示“据推想，大体上说“ Presumably the bad weather has delayed the flight. 也许恶劣的天气使飞机误点了The stars in each given cluster presumably were formed almost simultaneously.大体上说，每个给定星团中的恒星差不多是同时形成的6、there is the possibility有可能There is the probability that we were wrong.有可能是我们错了7、the chances are that=It is likely that很……有可能Chances are (that) they”ll be late anyway.总之，他们很可能会迟到。

这也是很常用的表达chance除了表示“时机”，也有“可能性”（likelihood）的意思 所以说，不行能的英语就是——Not a chance！ 更夸大一点就是：not a chance in hell！（绝不行能！） 8、in all probability 很有可能，十之*英语释义：used to mean that something is very likely She will, in all probability, have left before we arrive. 她十有*会在我们到达之前就已经离开了小学问】 十之*还可以是：nine times out of ten／ninety-nine times out of a hundred Nine times out of ten, you can fix it. 你十有*能够修好它9、there is every probability that极有可能There is every probability that she is not coming.她很有可能不来了。