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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。

  1. “Perchance we shall meet again on some distant shore.” (或许我们会在遥远的彼岸再度相逢。)
  2. “He wondered, perchance, whether she had forgotten him.” (他暗自思忖,也许她已经把他忘了。)
  3. “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。)