你知道吗?possibly 怎么用才没有“可能”的味道呢?

看到 possibly 时,肯定最先想到的 possible,因为它是 possible 按照形容词变副词的一般规则变化出来的,所以它的第一个重要意思就是“可能地,或许”等,表示的是一种可能性。


Possibly 意为“可能地,或许”时,相当于 perhaps 或 maybe,表示推测,例如:

It may possibly rain today.

今天可能会下雨。

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?

你下周过来吗?

Possibly.

也许吧。

Possibly he will show up.

他可能会出现。


但是 possibly 的其他用法已经没有“可能”的味道了,而且经常出现在日常口语中。

一、possibly 与 can't,couldn't 等否定词连用表强调,以加强语气,意为“无论如何也”,此时的它已经没有“可能”的味道了,例如:

I can't possibly tell you that!

我无论如何也不会把那件事告诉你的!

You can't possibly carry all those bags.

你无论如何也拿不了所有这些包包袋袋的。

You can't possibly mean that!

你无论如何也不是那个意思吧!


二、possibly 用来表示委婉的请求,此时的它没有“可能”的味道了,例如:

Could you possibly help me?

你能帮我吗?

Could you possibly open that window?

请你把那扇窗子打开好吗?

Could you possibly meet me there tomorrow at ten?

你能明天十点在那里见我吗?

解析:以上例句跟 could 表礼貌请求别人做事的用法完美结合,也就是说加上 possibly 之后显得更委婉。

因此在日常口语中,你可以用以下两种方式表达委婉礼貌的请求,例如:

我可以请你把椅子挪一下吗?

Could I possibly ask you to move your chair a little?

Could I ask you to move your chair a little?

三、possibly 用来表示某人已经尽最大的努力做某事,常与 can 或 could 连用,且常置于它们之前强调,意思相当于 try one's best,例如:

We did all that we possibly could to persuade her to come.

我们尽了最大努力劝她来。

They tried everything they possibly could to improve the situation.

他们为改善局面用尽了一切办法。

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