maybe

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
美 /ˈmæɪ.bi/|[ˈmæɪ̯.bi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that is possibly true. informal
  2. An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement. informal
    — The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.
  3. A future event that may or may not happen. informal
    — About your raise: it's a big maybe.
形容词 adj.
  1. Possible; uncertain.
    — Then add those may-be years thou hast to live
副词 adv.
  1. Perhaps, possibly. not-comparable
    — A small extra effort now can maybe save you much work later.
  2. Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement). not-comparable
    — Okay. See you later, maybe. — Maybe I’ll see you later.
  3. Certainly. UK,not-comparable
    — Maybe not the best idea.

词形变化

mebbe alternative,dialectal may-be alternative,obsolete more maybe comparative most maybe superlative mebbe alternative,dialectal may-be alternative,obsolete maybes plural mebbe alternative,dialectal may-be alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
perhaps
衍生词
and I don't mean maybe maybe baby bias maybe baby effect maybeish maybeness maybeso maybe type definite maybe

词源

词源 1
From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap.
词源 2
From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap.
词源 3
From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap.
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