might

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n. 力量, 权力 aux. 可能, 也许

发音

/maɪt/
UK /maɪt/
US /mɐɪt/
UK /mɑjt/
其它 /mɑjt/
CA /məjt/
AU /mɑɪt/

词形变化

mights 复数 mights no past participle 过去式 no present participle 三单 mighter 比较级 mighter mightest mightest 最高级

别名

mighte mite mought mout med

教材释义与例句

名词

力量；威力；势力

great strength and power

动词

可以；或许（may的过去式）；应该

used to suggest politely what someone should do

动词

可能；也许

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Physical strength or force.

    不可数 可数

    He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.

  3. 3.

    The ability to do something.

    不可数 可数
v. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    simple past of may

    He asked me if he might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.

    I thought that I might go the next day.

    Let's finish this task so that we might go home asap.

    In those days, a Briton might be hanged for stealing an egg

  2. 2.

    simple past of may

    Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.

    You might have warned me about the thunderstorm.

  3. 3.

    Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.

    Well, I might go to a party, but I haven't decided yet.

  4. 4.

    Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although

    I might be in a wheelchair, but I still want to be treated as a lady.

  5. 5.

    Used in polite requests for permission.

    "Might I take the last biscuit? I wonder if I might have a little more coffee too." "Yes you may, help yourself.".

  6. 6.

    Used to express certainty.

    英国

    Yeah, I think we might need something a bit sturdier.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Mighty; powerful.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Possible.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

power mightiness

上位词 1

strength

相关短语

might as well 还是...的好, 不妨 may as well 还是...好, 还不如, 不妨 may well 很有理由,大有可能;不妨 with all one's might 全力以赴地 might of might makes right 成王败寇 might and main might could might should might can might is right might-be so crazy it just might work pigs might fly monkeys might fly out of my butt

词源

From Middle English myght, might (also maught, macht, maht), from Old English miht, mieht, meaht, mæht (“might, bodily strength, power, authority, ability, virtue, mighty work, miracle, angel”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz (“might, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis, *megʰ- (“to allow, be able, help”), corresponding to Germanic *maganą + *-þiz. Equivalent to may + -th. Cognate with Scots micht, maucht (“might”), North Frisian macht (“might, ability”), West Frisian macht (“might, ability”), Dutch macht (“might, power”), German Macht (“power, might”), Swedish makt (“might”), Norwegian makt (“power”), Icelandic máttur (“might”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts), and further to Russian мочь (močʹ, “power, might”) and мощь (moščʹ, “force, strength”), Ukrainian міч (mič) and міць (micʹ, “power”), Bulgarian мощ (mošt, “power, might”), Serbo-Croatian moć (“power”), Czech moc (“power”), Polish moc (“power”). See more at may.

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