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• “Will she come tomorrow？” “Maybe. I'm not sure.” “明天她会来吗？”“也许，我说不准。” -
• Maybe you could phone me tonight. 或许你可在今晚打电话给我。
用法说明
maybe, perhaps
1. 这两个词意思几乎一样，都表示“或许”、“可能”。不过，maybe常用于非正式会话中，用于句首；而perhaps则正式一些，可用于句首以外的其它位置。maybe在英国英语中远不及perhaps普遍，但在美国英语中却很普遍。试比较：
Maybe/Perhaps the weather will get better.天气或许会转好。
New York is perhaps the most interesting city in the US. 纽约也许是美国最有意思的城市。
2. maybe, may be
maybe是副词，而may be是动词词组，必须拼为两个词。后者表示的可能性没有前者高。试比较：
Maybe they have lost our address. 他们大概把我们的地址给弄丢了。
It may be that they have lost our address. 他们或许是把我们的地址给弄丢了。(言下之意： 也许不是)