英語中“可能”的幾種用法
句子:我們學英語時很可能犯錯。
誤譯:We are probable to make mistakes when we learn English.
正譯:1、It is probable/Likely that we will make mistakes when we learn English.
2、Probably/Likely,we'll make mistakes when we study English.
3、We are likely to make mistakes when learning English.
解釋:英語表示“非常可能”、“十有八九”等意思,可用probable/probably或likely。注意,likely既是形容詞也是副詞。probable衹能用在It is probable that的句型中,而不能說We are probable to do sth。但likely既可用在It is likely that……,也可用在We are likely to do sth的句型中。
例如:
1、他很可能是忘了。It is probable tha the for got.
2、他或許沒聽懂我的話。Probably,hedidn't catch my meaning.
3、她很可能被雨淋透了。It is likely that she got so aked through in the rain.
注意:possible的概率小於probable,就像漢語中的“可能”、“大概”。possible同樣也衹能用於It is possible(for sb)to do sth的句型。
例如:
4、這事多半如此,不衹是可能。It's probable,not only possible.
0條評論