might
/ˈmaɪt/KK
變化形
mighting
mights
mighted
mighted
1.
可能會;也許會
用來表示某事有可能發生或為真,但說話者不確定。
用法:否定形式是 might not;口語中常縮寫為 mightn't,但美式英語較少用。表示可能性時,might 通常比 may 更保留、更不確定。
It might rain after school, so take an umbrella.
放學後可能會下雨,所以帶把傘。
My sister might join us for dinner tonight.
我姊姊今晚可能會跟我們一起吃晚餐。
2.
可能已經……;也許曾經……
以 might have 加過去分詞,表示對過去事件的推測,意為某事可能已經發生。
用法:句型為 might have 加過去分詞。它表示推測,不等於確定發生的事實。
He might have left his phone on the bus.
他可能把手機忘在公車上。
We might have taken the wrong train.
我們可能搭錯火車了。
3.
可以……;不妨……
用來委婉提出建議,表示某人可以考慮做某事。
用法:might want to 後接原形動詞,常用於給建議。might as well 表示既然沒有更好的選擇,就做某事吧。
You might want to save a copy of your report before you change it.
你改報告前,可能會想先存一份副本。
The next bus will come in forty minutes, so we might as well walk to the train station.
下一班公車要四十分鐘後才會來,所以我們不如走路去火車站。
4.
竟然會……;居然……
用於表達驚訝、不滿或批評,常暗示某人的行為令人意外或不恰當。
用法:此用法有時帶較強烈或較正式的語氣,不是單純表示「可能」。
How might anyone think that copying homework is OK?
怎麼會有人覺得抄作業沒關係?
You might have told me that the meeting was not going to happen.
你本來可以告訴我那場會議不會舉行。
常見錯誤
He might goes to school by bus tomorrow.
He might go to school by bus tomorrow.
Maybe he might be late.
He might be late.
It might to rain tonight.
It might rain tonight.
She might can help us.
She might be able to help us.
相關字詞
學習提示
・might 本身不表示過去時間。它可用來談現在或未來的可能性;要推測過去,使用 might have 加過去分詞。
・問句中,Might I...? 可用來禮貌請求許可,但在現代美式日常對話中較正式;May I...? 或 Can I...? 更常見。
・might as well 後面接原形動詞,且不可在 might 和 as well 之間插入其他字。