核心问题
Can you possibly lend me £ 5? 请问 possibly 在句中的功用。
词典解答
大家知道,在疑问句中,can, could, may, might可以用来表示委婉客气的语气。有时加上possibly,能使语气变得更为委婉客气。
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Can you possibly come? (ELD) 您能来吗?
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Could I possibly use your phone? (LEG) 我可以用您的电话吗?
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Sophie felt herself staggering backward in amazement. 'But... how could you possibly know that!' (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 索菲惊讶得倒退了两步,“你……你是怎么知道的?”(《达·芬奇密码》)