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单词 possibly
释义
possibly
adverb
uk
/ˈpɒs.ə.bli/us
/ˈpɑː.sə.bli/

possiblyadverb(NOT CERTAIN)

A2
used when something is notcertain:
可能地
He may possiblydecidenot to come, in whichcasethere's noproblem.他可能会决定不来，这样就没问题了。
used toagreeordisagreewhen somedoubtisinvolved:
（用于表示稍有疑虑）可能吧，也许吧
"Do youthinkthisskirtmight be toosmallfor her?" "(Very) possibly - she has put on a someweight."“你觉得这条裙子对她来说是不是太小了？”“（很）可能——她有点发福了。”
"Will he come?" "Possibly not."“他会来吗？”“恐怕不会。”
More examples
  • I might possibly get thejobfinishedbytomorrowevening, if I have no moreinterruptions.
  • I'dguessthat she's in herforties- 45 possibly?
  • "Are you going to be atchurchonSundaymorning?" "Possibly - itdependshow late we get back onSaturday."
  • There were possibly a hundredpeopleat themeeting-certainly80.
  • I can'tunderstandwhy he's sobadtemperedthisweek- possibly something atschoolisupsettinghim.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Uncertainty
  • amorphous
  • arguable
  • be neither fish nor fowlidiom
  • blurred
  • blurry
  • circumstantial
  • conflicted
  • dodgy
  • indeterminate
  • insecurely
  • insecurity
  • it remains to be seenidiom
  • it's early daysidiom
  • spec
  • sputter
  • squishy
  • stutter
  • swither
  • tentative
  • unwritten
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Possible and probable

possiblyadverb(WITH CAN/COULD)

B2
used with "can" or "could" foremphasis:
（与 can 或 could 连用表示强调）无论如何，究竟，尽量
Hecan'tpossibly havedrunkall that on his own!他一个人决不可能喝了那么多酒！
We did all that we possiblycouldtopersuadeher to come.我们尽了最大努力劝她来。
B1
used inpoliterequests:
（用于礼貌的请求）
CouldI possiblyaskyou tomoveyourchaira little?劳驾，请你把椅子挪一挪好吗？
used whenpolitelyrefusingoffers:
（用于礼貌的拒绝或提议）真的，实在
"Have anotherchocolate." "No, really, Icouldn'tpossibly."“再吃一块巧克力吧。”“不了，真的，我实在吃不下了。”
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Possible and probable
  • always
  • anything's possibleidiom
  • arguably
  • as never beforeidiom
  • auspiciously
  • bea safe betidiom
  • bet
  • fair
  • it isn't over until the fat lady singsidiom
  • lean
  • lean towards sth
  • liable
  • likelihood
  • manage
  • maybe
  • probably
  • prospective
  • prospectively
  • realm
  • tip
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Polite expressions
(Definition ofpossiblyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

possibly| American Dictionary

possibly
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈpɑs·ə·bli/

possiblyadverb[not gradable]

so as to do orachievesomething:
He can’t possiblymeanwhat he says.

possiblyadverb[not gradable]

with alikelihoodthat might or might not betrue;perhaps:
"Do youthinkthisskirtmight be toosmallfor her?" "Possibly, she has put onweight."
(Definition ofpossiblyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpossibly

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The need for flexibility will be particularly important as economic conditions change, andpossiblyeconomic paradigms.
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Possibly, the use of subject-based ratings leads to lower response rates than the use of investigator's ratings.
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We also assume that the oncomiracidia maypossiblymigrate to the gills from the body surface.
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A total of 4- 6 fragment differences were considered aspossiblyrelated, and 7 or more differences were considered not related.
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Explanations are not considered critical in tactical mission domain, other thanpossiblyfor after-action review of a trainee's performance.
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A special subgroup,possiblythe most important for the study of science and philosophy, are the tri-partite encyclopedias.
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First, metacognition is considered one of humans' most sophisticated cognitive capacities andpossiblya uniquely human cognitive capacity.
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What if they proved to be among those nonhuman animals (possiblyincluding the great apes, elephants, and other species) of which this could be said?
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However, this ispossiblythe most questionable point in their paper.
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How could anything so infuriatingly nebulouspossiblyelucidate egoism or altruism?
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In fact, research on cortical connectivity finds development to be discontinuous, andpossiblystagelike, based on experience-dependent and experience-independent factors.
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An event that couldpossiblyimpact this design proper ty occurred in the cluster.
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After that period, new parasitoids would emerge andpossiblyreduce further the spread of the virus.
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However, they have not found favour with many workers,possiblydue to complexity and expense.
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In unilinguals, conceptual features may be transferred from a frequently used word to its rare quasi-synonym,possiblyfrom a different sociolinguistic register.
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