詞彙精選：possibly的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
adv.
可能地，也許，大概
例句：
Do you think that he could possibly be right?
你覺得他有可能是對的嗎？
例句：
They were smartly but casually dressed; possibly students.
他們衣着時尚，但很休閒，也許是學生。
二、詞義辨析：
maybe,perhaps,possibly,probably
這些副詞均有“或許，大概”之意。 maybe普通用詞，美國英語多用。指某事也許如此，含不能確定意味。perhaps普通用詞，多用於英國，與maybe同義。possibly指客觀上潛存着發生某種變化的可能。probably一般指根據邏輯推理，估計有發生的可能，把握性較大，語氣比possibly強。
三、參考例句：
Who could it possibly be
誰打來的？
Where could it possibly go
這些時間都用來幹嘛了？
Nobody can possibly save such a smash.
沒有人能救起這樣的扣球。
What could possibly disturb such tranquility?
什麼有可能會破壞這樣的寧靜呢？
By contrast, intelligence is possibly easier to quantify.
相對而言,智力也許比較容易用數量來衡量。
She was possibly the greatest writer of her generation.
她也許是她那時代最偉大的作家。
Do you think that he could possibly be right?
你覺得他有可能是對的嗎？
My thought saltation has been possibly very quick.
可能我的思想跳躍太快了。
I could possibly give you two percent off list price.
我可以給你們報價的百分之二的折扣。
Without investigation there cannot possibly be any right to speak.
沒有調查是不可能有發言權的。
