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想表達不確定的時候我們常講「也許吧」maybe，那perhaps跟maybe在意思上有什麼不同呢?
正確答案: 沒有不同，都有「也許」、「可能」的意思。
定義上:
maybe與perhaps都屬副詞，置放於句子的位置如下:
maybe: 只用在句首或句尾，較口語。
perhaps: 可用在句首句中或句尾，較正式。
例句:
Maybe he will come here tonight. (也許他今晚會過來這裡) (句首)
He will come here tonight, maybe. (也許他今晚會過來這裡) (句尾)
Perhaps he will come here tonight. (也許他今晚會過來) (句首)
He will, perhaps, come here tonight. (也許他今晚會過來這裡) (句中)
He will come here tonight, perhaps. (也許他今晚會過來這裡) (句尾)
A: How do I look in my new red skirt? (我的新紅色裙子看起來怎麼樣?)
B: Maybe pink looks better on you. (可能粉紅色會更適合妳) (句首)
B: Pink looks better on you, maybe. (可能粉紅色會更適合妳) (句尾)
B: Perhaps pink looks better on you. (可能粉紅色會更適合妳) (句首)
B: Pink, perhaps, looks better on you. (可能粉紅色會更適合妳) (句中)
B: Pink looks better on you, perhaps. (可能粉紅色會更適合妳) (句尾)
perhaps放於句中時，不同的位置會有不同的意思。
He will, perhaps, come here tonight. (他今晚可能過來這裡) (放在will跟come中間)
He will come, perhaps, here tonight. (他今晚過來時可能是這裡) (放在come跟here中間)
maybe跟perhaps雖是同義字，但用法又有些許不同。
這也是英文有趣的地方！
