Mayaux. 可以,能夠;可能,也許;祝,願;會,能
might
n. 力量;威力;勢力
v. 可以;或許(may的過去式);應該
aux. 可能;也許
(1)情態動詞 may / might 表可能性
情態動詞may和might 表示可能性時,可以對現在、過去、將來,進行推測。might不是may的過去式,它所表示的可能性比may表示的可能性小一些。eg: Tony may/might visit me.
(2)情態動詞 may / might 表許可
徵求對方許可:may和might沒有時間之分,might 比 may 語氣更加委婉。eg: Might I come to see you ?給予對方許可:可用may,可用can,不能用might。might 一般不表示過去許可,但在間接引語中可做may的過去式,轉述已經給予的許可。eg: Mother said that I might play football before supper.法律條文等的客觀許可:機關、學校等的文書、公告裡的「不得、禁止」在正式的場合下不用can not表示。要用may not 或者 must not。eg: Cars may not be parked in front of the hall.
(3)情態動詞 may / might 的習慣用法
May+主語+V原:表示祝願may/might...but... : 表示承認某事可能是事實,但是......may/might+V原 : 表示有禮貌的勸告,還是......的好以上三種習慣用法的例句:①May she rest in peace.
②She may have lived in the the city for years,but she has never known it.
③You might as well throw your money into the sea as you lend it to him.
Tips :
在so that, in order that 引導的表示目的的句子中常用:may/might,也可用:can/could;其中could和might表示過去的情況。
例句:
We turnd on the light so that we might see what it was.
In order that we may get there on time, we should set out early.
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