peradventure
ad . 或者,偶然,不料
n . 疑惑,疑问怀疑,偶然之事
或者,偶然,不料疑惑,疑问怀疑,偶然之事
peradventure adv 1 :
by chance ; "
perhaps she will call tomorrow "; "
we may possibly run into them at the concert "; "
it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time "
[
synonym : {
possibly }, {
perchance }, {
perhaps }, {
maybe },
{
mayhap }, {
peradventure }]
n 1 :
doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case ;
"
this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent "
Peradventure \
Per `
ad *
ven "
ture \,
adv . &
conj . [
OE .
per aventure ,
F .
par aventure .
See {
Per },
and {
Adventure }.]
By chance ;
perhaps ;
it may be ;
if ;
supposing . "
If peradventure he speak against me ." --
Shak .
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Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city .
--
Gen .
xviii .
24 .
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Peradventure \
Per `
ad *
ven "
ture \,
n .
Chance ;
hap ;
hence ,
doubt ;
question ;
as ,
proved beyond peradventure . --
South .
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May \
May \ (
m [=
a ]),
v . [
imp . {
Might } (
m [
imac ]
t )] [
AS .
pres .
maeg I am able ,
pret .
meahte ,
mihte ;
akin to D .
mogen ,
G .
m ["
o ]
gen ,
OHG .
mugan ,
magan ,
Icel .
mega ,
Goth .
magan ,
Russ .
moche . [
root ]
103 .
Cf . {
Dismay }, {
Main }
strength , {
Might }.
The old imp .
mought is obsolete ,
except as a provincial word .]
An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb ,
by expressing :
(
a )
Ability ,
competency ,
or possibility ; --
now oftener expressed by {
can }.
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How may a man ,
said he ,
with idle speech ,
Be won to spoil the castle of his health !
--
Spenser .
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For what he [
the king ]
may do is of two kinds ;
what he may do as just ,
and what he may do as possible .
--
Bacon .
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For of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these : "
It might have been ."
--
Whittier .
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(
b )
Liberty ;
permission ;
allowance .
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Thou mayst be no longer steward . --
Luke xvi .
2 .
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(
c )
Contingency or liability ;
possibility or probability .
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Though what he learns he speaks ,
and may advance Some general maxims ,
or be right by chance . --
Pope .
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(
d )
Modesty ,
courtesy ,
or concession ,
or a desire to soften a question or remark .
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How old may Phillis be ,
you ask . --
Prior .
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(
e )
Desire or wish ,
as in prayer ,
imprecation ,
benediction ,
and the like . "
May you live happily ." --
Dryden .
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{
May be }, & {
It may be },
are used as equivalent to {
possibly }, {
perhaps }, {
maybe }, {
by chance },
{
peradventure }.
See 1st {
Maybe }.
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