英语词汇“may”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

may¹

(mā)

aux.v. Past tense might (mīt)

1. To be allowed or permitted to: May I take a swim? Yes, you may.

2. Used to express possibility or probability: It may rain this afternoon. See Usage Note at might².

3. Used to express a desire or fervent wish: Long may he live!

4. Used to express contingency, purpose, or result in clauses introduced by that or so that: expressing ideas so that the average person may understand.

5. To be obliged, as where rules of construction or legal doctrine call for a specified interpretation of a word used in a law or legal document. See Usage Note at can¹.

[Middle English mai, am able, is able (first and third person sing. of mowe, to be able), from Old English mæg, first and third person sing. of magan, to be strong, be able; see magh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	may
释义	may¹ (mā) aux.v. Past tense might (mīt) 1. To be allowed or permitted to: May I take a swim? Yes, you may. 2. Used to express possibility or probability: It may rain this afternoon. See Usage Note at might². 3. Used to express a desire or fervent wish: Long may he live! 4. Used to express contingency, purpose, or result in clauses introduced by that or so that: expressing ideas so that the average person may understand. 5. To be obliged, as where rules of construction or legal doctrine call for a specified interpretation of a word used in a law or legal document. See Usage Note at can¹. [Middle English mai, am able, is able (first and third person sing. of mowe, to be able), from Old English mæg, first and third person sing. of magan, to be strong, be able; see magh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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