perhaps和maybe区别

perhaps和maybe区别：所用的场合不同。maybe为美国英语，主要用于非正式场合；perhaps请求及温和的命令，英国用法，用于正式场合。

perhaps和maybe区别

1、词语摆放的位置不同。

maybe必须要用于句首，perhaps可用于句末、句中、句首。

2、用在段落的语气不同。

maybe比perhaps普通，语气没有perhaps庄重。

3、所用的场合不同。

maybe为美国英语，主要用于非正式场合；perhaps请求及温和的命令，英国用法，用于正式场合。

4、地区适用度不同。

maybe多用于美国而perhaps多用于英国。

5、词性不同。

Perhaps是副词，用来做转折语的。maybe是动词。

perhaps的具体用法

perhaps/maybe/probably/possibly的用法

perhaps“也许”“可能”“大概”

1.用于表示不确定性

e.g.In the end they lose millions, perhaps billions.

最后他们输了几百万，也可能是几十亿。

e.g.Perhaps, in time, the message will get through.

或许消息会及时送达。

e.g.Perhaps she’s next door.

也许她就在隔壁。

e.g.Perhaps it will snow tomorrow.

或许明天会下雪。

e.g.It won’t take so long next time, perhaps.

也许下次就不会花这么长时间了。

e.g.It is perhaps not a good idea for a seven-year-old to use a calculator.

或许对于一个7岁孩子来说使用计算器并不是一个好主意。

2.用于委婉或礼貌地发表意见，评论或者回复某人

e.g.This is perhaps her finest novel yet.

这也许是她至今为止写过最好的一部小说了。

e.g.Perhaps the most important lesson to be learned is that you simply cannot please everyone.

或许应吸取的最重要的教训是你不可能取悦每一个人。

e.g.His very last paintings are perhaps the most puzzling.

他最后的画作也许是最令人困惑的。

3.用于提出建议或礼貌的请求

e.g.You don’t look well – perhaps you should go to the doctor.

你看起来气色不大好，也许你应该去看病。

e.g.Perhaps we could all go out and have a meal sometime?

也许我们可以找个时间出去吃顿饭？

e.g.Perhaps you can explain what went wrong?

也许你可以解释一下出了什么问题？

4.用于表示对数字或数量的猜测

e.g.The room was large, perhaps 20 feet square.

这个房间很大，或许有20平方英尺。

e.g.Perhaps 200 people were there.

那里可能有200人。

maybe的具体用法

adv.

也许，可能，大概

例句：

Maybe I am wrong.

可能我错了。

例句：

Maybe I shall get a thorough medical checkup.

也许我得做次彻底体检。

n.

可能性；不确定性

例句：

Don't revel in the “game of maybe”。

不要陶醉于“可能性游戏”。

例句：

Given the state of the market, it seems to be a big “maybe”。

鉴于当前的市场形势，这个“可能性”似乎不高。

maybe和may be区别

①maybe是副词，意思是“也许、可能”，在句中作状语，相当于perhaps，常位于句首。

Maybe she’ll come this afternoon. 她可能今天下午来。

Maybe you put the letter in your pockets. 大概你把信放在衣袋里了。

②在may be中，may是情态动词，be是动词原形，两者构成完整的谓语形式，与主语形成系表结构，意为“也许是、可能是”。

I can’t find my watch. It may be in your pocket.

我找不到我的手表了，它可能在你的口袋里。

He may be a soldier. 他可能是军人。

③maybe和may be可相互转换。

He may be in the office.

= Maybe he is in the office. 他或许在办公室。

You may be right.

= Maybe you are right. 你或许是对的。