may
n. 五月 aux. 愿能, 可以, 愿意
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词形变化
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释义与例句
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1.
The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
不可数 -
1.
A maiden.
古体
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1.
To be strong; to have power (over).
不及物 废旧 -
2.
To be able; can.
废旧 -
3.
To be able to go.
不及物 诗歌 -
4.
To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
可以
you may smoke outside
may I sit there?
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5.
Granting the admissibility of a supposition, in a way that can be semantically either subjunctive or indicative.
Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
可能
he may be lying
Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box.
Sam may be intelligent, but he isn't wise. [This speaker does not know with certainty whether Sam is intelligent, but the speaker allows the possibility.]
A female crocodile may lay up to forty eggs. [Typical occurrence.]
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6.
Granting the admissibility of a supposition, in a way that can be semantically either subjunctive or indicative.
Expressing a disjunctive or contrastive relation between indicative statements.
You may be my boss, but that doesn't mean you can insult me.
A: Sigh. I'm bummed that Stephen Hawking died. B: Well, he may have died, but he's still alive in our hearts. [This speaker does not doubt that Stephen has died; nonetheless, the verb inflection is not different.]
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7.
Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
愿...
诗歌may you win; may the weather be sunny; long may your reign last
Let us pray that peace may soon return to our war-torn homeland.
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8.
Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.
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1.
To gather may, or flowers in general.
不及物 诗歌 -
2.
To celebrate May Day.
不及物 诗歌
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词源
From French mai, so called because it blossoms in the month of May.
来源：wiktionary