27/5/16

PHƯƠNG PHÁP HỌC TỪ VỰNG TOEIC HIỆU QUẢ

PHÂN BIỆT MAYBE/ PERHAPS/ POSSIBLY


  •  Maybe
    Hay được dùng trong ngữ cảnh thân mật
    • Maybe we’ll go to the show in the evening.
    • Maybe I’ll drop you home.
    • Maybe he’ll do me a favour.
    • “Are you sure you want to cancel the appointment today?” - “Maybe, I don’t know”
  • Perhaps
    Nghĩa trung lập, có thể sử dụng trong cả ngữ cảnh thân mật lẫn trịnh trọng
    • Perhaps we will make another attempt.
    • There were 200, perhaps 250, people in the conference.
    • Her latest movie is perhaps her best.
  • Possibly
    Chủ yếu dùng với sắc thái trịnh trọng
    • ‘Do you think she will marry him?’ ‘Hmm. Possibly not.’
    • I may possibly accept that job.
    • ‘Do you have enough money to buy a drink?’ ‘Possibly’. (=I think so; I am not exactly sure.)
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