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单词 peradventure
释义 per·adventure
I. \|pər., |per+\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English per aventure, from Old French per aventure, par aventure, from per, par by (from Latin per through, by) + aventure chance — more at for, adventure
archaic : perhaps, possibly
 < peradventure I will with you to the court — Shakespeare >
 < it may peradventure be thought there was never such a time — Thomas Hobbes >
II. noun
1. : a possibility of error or uncertainty : doubt, chance
 < the foregoing facts establish beyond peradventure the conclusion — E.H.Wilkins >
 < put federal credit beyond peradventure of a doubt — B.M.Baruch >
2. : an opinion based on guesswork : surmise
 < beyond the reach of peradventure — H.J.Laski >
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