单词详解

  adv.

A.可能；也许(usedto say that sth. might exist, happen or be true, but you are not certain)

It was possibly their worst performance ever. 这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。

“Will you be around next week?”  “Possibly.”“你下周过来吗？”“也许吧。”

Possibly it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world.

可能是这样，但世界各地也都是如此。

I’ll do all I possibly can.  我要尽自己的一切可能去做。

B. (常与can, could连用，用于否定句和疑问句)

无论如何；究竟（used with negatives, especially “can’t” and “couldn’t”, to say strongly that you cannot do sth. or that sth. cannot or could not happen or be done）

I can’t possibly tell you that.  我绝不会把那件事情告诉你。

You can’t possibly carry all those bags. 你绝拿不了所有这些包的。

Could he possibly agree? 难道他会同意吗？

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1. possibly effective可能有效

  The Swiss experience indicates possibly the most effective check of all is a thorough-going system of direct democracy.瑞士经验反映的可能是所有的监督里最有效的是一种彻底的直接民主监督系统。

2. possibly not可能不，也许不能

  Otherwise the band possibly not even chart in Japan.

否则乐队可能甚至没有在日本的发展计划。

3. just possibly如果有可能的话

  He might just possibly have lost his keys.他有可能把钥匙丢了。

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 同义词：maybe, perhaps, probably

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词语辨析：perhaps, probably, possibly, maybe

perhaps, probably, possibly, maybe

adv.可能；也许

perhaps:是也许如此，也许不如此的意思，大体和possibly同义。

possibly:常和can, may, must等情态动词连用，比probably语气弱得多。

probably:肯定的成分较大，是most likely的意思。

maybe:比perhaps普通，但不够庄重。

词语详解

1.perhaps:是也许如此，也许不如此的意思，大体和possibly同义。

　Perhaps he will leave for home.　也许他要离开回家去。

2.possibly:常和can, may, must等情态动词连用，比probably语气弱得多。

  I’ll do all I possibly can.我要尽自己的一切可能去做。

3.probably:肯定的成分较大，是most likely的意思

  He is probably over 40.他大概40多岁了。

4.maybe:比perhaps普通，但不够庄重。

  Maybe you are right.也许你是对的。