perchance

英 [pəˈtʃɑːns]

美 [pərˈtʃæns]

adv.  也许; 可能

过去式：perchanced　

BNC.36366 / COCA.31828

牛津词典

adv.

• 也许；可能
  perhaps

柯林斯词典

• 可能；也许
  Perchancemeansperhaps.

双语例句

• On the threshold she paused turned partly round for perchance the idea of entering alone and all so changed, the home of so intense a former life, was more dreary and desolate than even she could bear.
  她在门限处停下了脚步，还侧转了身体，或许，只身一人走进以往过着提心吊胆生活、如今已经面貌全非的家，连她都受不了那种阴森凄凉的劲头。
• Take heed how thou deniest to him-who, perchance, hath not the courage to grasp it for himself-the bitter, but wholesome, cup that is now presented to thy lips!
  现在呈献到你唇边的那杯辛辣而有益的苦酒，那人或许缺乏勇气去接过来端给自己，可我要提请你注意，不要阻止他去接受吧！
• The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show.
  星星是黑夜的珠宝，或许它们比白天里的任何事物都更胜一筹。
• To sleep& perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub!
  酣然睡去&也许会做梦；唉，那也是一种磨难！
• Or, perchance, his sensitive temperament was invigorated by the loud and piercing music, that swelled heavenward, and uplifted him on its ascending wave.
  或者，也许是，他的敏感的气质受到了那向天升腾并把他托着飞升的响亮而尖利的音乐的鼓舞。
• The book exists for us, perchance, which will explain our miracles and reveal new ones.
  一本书，能解释我们的奇迹，又能启发新的奇迹，这本书就为我们而存在了。
• The soil where this dark miner was working had perchance shown indications that encouraged him.
  那是因为这个阴沉的矿工所挖掘的土地中刚好显露了鼓励他的一些迹象。
• Yet perchance the first who came to this well have left some trace of their footsteps.
  第一个到这个湖边来的人们可能留下过他们的足迹。
• "Did you?" Jaime settled on a camp stool." From the man himself, perchance?"
  “是听说吗？”詹姆找了张凳子坐下来，“恐怕是从他本人那里吧？”
• And if perchance, Faith's light is dim, because the oil is low
  假若信心之光，因灯油将尽而暗淡