Perhaps + [clause]
常用于句首或句中，表示可能性。
Perhaps he will arrive tomorrow.
也许他明天会到。
偶然；碰巧；大概
Possibly.
偶然；碰巧
by chance
Perhaps we should leave now to avoid traffic.
也许我们应该现在出发以避免交通堵塞。
用法提示：表示一种可能的建议或推测
AI contextual example
The meeting might be canceled, but perhaps not.
会议可能会取消，但也许不会。
用法提示：表示对否定情况的推测
AI contextual example
Perhaps she will change her mind after talking to you.
也许她和你谈过之后会改变主意。
用法提示：用于表达不太确定的可能性
AI contextual example
常用于句首或句中，表示可能性。
Perhaps he will arrive tomorrow.
也许他明天会到。
It is perhaps too late to change the plan.
现在改变计划也许太晚了。
用于简答，表示否定可能性。
Are you coming? Perhaps not.
你来吗？也许不。
较口语化，可与perhaps互换
侧重可能性较小，有时带怀疑语气
grammar · medium
易错句子He will come perhaps.
正确表达Perhaps he will come.
中文中“也许”常置于句末，但英语副词 perhaps 更自然的用法是放在句首或主语之后，而不是句末。
grammar · medium
易错句子If perhaps it rains, we will stay inside.
正确表达If it rains, we will stay inside.
连词 if 已表示条件的不确定性，无需再用 perhaps 重复表达“可能”，二者连用造成冗余。
与perhaps同义，但perhaps常用于更正式或书面语境，maybe更口语化。
强调可能性存在，但不一定很大；perhaps则中性表达可能性。
表示高概率，而perhaps只表示可能性，不强调概率高低。
也许是最…的
This is perhaps the most important issue we face today.
这也许是我们今天面临的最重要的问题。
也许是因为
He declined the offer, perhaps because he was too busy.
他拒绝了邀请，也许是因为他太忙了。
甚至可能
The project could take months, perhaps even years.
这个项目可能需要几个月，甚至可能几年。
也许更重要的是
The plan is efficient, and perhaps more importantly, it is environmentally friendly.
这个计划效率高，也许更重要的是，它环保。
也许不
Will she come? Perhaps not.
她会来吗？也许不会。
也许是这样
Is that the only solution? Perhaps so.
那是唯一的解决办法吗？也许是这样。
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也许爱就像一个栖息地，一个躲避风暴的港湾。
Perhaps this song will comfort you during difficult times.
也许这首歌会在困难时期给你安慰。
也许你并不是我以为的那个人。
Perhaps I misjudged his intentions.
也许我误解了他的意图。
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