Word · Frequency #34
would
潜在可能性;可能之事
核心释义
A potentiality; something that might happen or be the case under different circumstances.
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在不同情况下会发生或可能成为现实的事物;潜在可能性。
Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
在不同情况下会发生或可能成为现实的事物;潜在可能性。
用法In use
Stop worrying about all the woulds and start doing something you can control.
用法提示:此处 woulds 作名词复数,指各种假设的可能性。
Her argument depends on too many woulds without any real evidence.
用法提示:此处 woulds 作名词复数,表示未经证实的假设情况。
The whole plan is based on a single would: what if the market improves next year?
用法提示:此处单数 would 作名词,指一种潜在的可能性或假设。
a [modifier] would
这里 would 是名词,表示在另一种条件下可能发生的事,可与修饰语连用。
A hypothetical would is not an actual event.
假设中的潜在可能并不是实际发生的事件。
the would(s) of [something]
复数形式 woulds 指多种潜在可能;后接 of 说明这些可能属于哪种情况。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ifs and woulds
- 各种假设和可能性
- Please stop discussing ifs and woulds and tell me what you will actually do.请不要再讨论各种假设和可能性,告诉我你实际会怎么做。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- would rather
- 宁愿;宁可I would rather stay in tonight than go to the party.我今晚宁愿待在家里,也不想去参加聚会。
- would not dream of
- 决不会考虑;无论如何也不会She would not dream of telling a lie.她无论如何也不会说谎。
- that would be telling
- 那可不能说;我可不告诉你So who's the surprise guest? That would be telling.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把常见的 would 反过来想:它作名词时,就是“换了条件就会成真的可能”,像 what would be 变成一件“将会怎样的事”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:哲学或理论探讨、文学评论、正式写作 作名词时非常少见,属于书面或文学性用法,通常表示某种假设情况下的可能性。日常口语中几乎不用,正式语体中比较常见于抽象讨论。
语法说明Grammar Note
作名词时通常用于哲学或理论讨论,指尚未实现的可能性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
would 的发音是 /wʊd/。拼写 -ould 的 could /kʊd/、should /ʃʊd/ 以及拼写 -ood 的 wood /wʊd/、good /ɡʊd/、hood /hʊd/、stood /stʊd/ 都与它押韵。注意:mould(英式拼写)读作 /moʊld/,虽然拼写相近,但不与 would 押韵;would 在本词条中是名词,意思是“潜在可能性”。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, BRIDGEDICT_CURATED_MODAL, CEFR_J.