might could

短语

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    might be able to (used to soften "could" or make it even more conditional)

    "Grammaw, Mr. Hammer said today you know things you won't talk about. That if he knew more about what's goin' on he might could go to the police, or to a lawyer, and maybe have Dunreith Smith arrested again."

    "He might could go there anyway and stay on academic probation for a year and then start running, but they won't accept him if he don't have a high school diploma."

词源

In many Germanic languages and dialects modals can be stacked to combine their meanings; compare Scots micht cud.

来源：wiktionary