may

作者：霍小龙（高考志愿填报专家）发布：2025-01-29 01:44:38 浏览：5

maybe并非情态动词，may才是！在英语学习中，情态动词的掌握至关重要，今天咱们就来聊聊maybe和may的区别。

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maybe与may的本质区别

maybe是副词，常在句中作状语，表示“可能、大概”。而may是情态动词，后接动词原形，在句中作谓语动词，同样表示“可能是，也许是”。例如，“Maybe you put the letter in your pockets.”（大概你把信放在衣袋里了。）这里用的是maybe。而“They may wait to get on-line.”（他们可以等待上网。）这里则用的是may。 2

may的主要用法

序号	用法	例句
1	表示许可	They may wait to get on-line.
2	否定式：must not或may not	You must not do this experiment without reading carefully through the instructions.
3	表示可能性	It may be about three o'clock.
4	用于目的从句	Cables are usually laid underground that their life may be prolonged.
5	用于让步从句	We must fulfill our task, however difficult it may be.
6	用在条件句或假设句里	If he arrives here, he may come to help us.