Perchance
“Perchance”是副词,表示”也许、可能”或”碰巧、偶然”,语气较正式或文学化,现代口语中较少使用,多见于诗歌、戏剧或书面语。
- “Perchance we shall meet again on some distant shore.” (或许我们会在遥远的彼岸再度相逢。)
- “He wondered, perchance, whether she had forgotten him.” (他暗自思忖,也许她已经把他忘了。)
- “I came upon the old bookshop perchance while wandering the streets.” (我在街上闲逛时偶然发现了那家旧书店。)
“Perchance”由”per-”(凭借、通过)与”chance”(机会、偶然)合成,字面意为”凭借偶然”。
“Perchance”为复合词,由”per”与”chance”组成,无独立词缀。
莎士比亚作品中常见”perchance”(如《哈姆雷特》“To sleep, perchance to dream”),赋予英语一种古典韵味;现代使用多带诗意或戏谑色彩。
- 固定搭配: “perchance to dream” (或许入梦), “meet perchance” (偶然相遇)
“per”(通过)+ “chance”(偶然)= 凭借偶然、或许——就是 perchance。
“Walking through the forest, he perchance found a path that led to a hidden cottage. No map had ever marked it.” (穿行林间时,他偶然发现一条通往隐秘小屋的小径,地图上从未标注过。)