Peradventure, [sentence]
用于句首表示可能性,较为古雅。
Peradventure, he will arrive tomorrow.
或者,他明天会到。
偶然;碰巧;或者;不料
偶然;碰巧
by chance
Peradventure the weather will improve by tomorrow.
或许明天天气会好转。
用法提示:作为副词,表示“或许”,用于句首,表达一种可能性。
He thought, peradventure, he might find the lost key under the sofa.
他想,或许能在沙发下找到丢失的钥匙。
用法提示:作为副词,表示“或许”,插在句中,修饰整个谓语部分。
We should prepare for rain; peradventure it will pour this afternoon.
我们应该为下雨做准备;或许今天下午会下大雨。
用法提示:作为副词,表示“或许”,用于分句之间,表达一种假设或推测。
用于句首表示可能性,较为古雅。
Peradventure, he will arrive tomorrow.
或者,他明天会到。
表示偶然或不确定的条件。
If peradventure you see him, tell him I called.
如果你偶然见到他,告诉他我来过。
用于表示避免某种可能的情况。
He left early lest peradventure he miss the train.
他早早离开,唯恐万一错过火车。
peradventure和perchance均为副词,表示‘可能’,但peradventure更古雅,偶作名词,perchance更常见于诗歌。
peradventure的拼写包含‘adventure’,但含义不同:peradventure是副词或名词表‘可能/疑问’,adventure是名词表‘探险’。
perhaps更常用且中性,peradventure更正式、古雅,且偶作名词。
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