maybe/may be
先考考大家的眼力。這兩個字的拼法是不同的。maybe 是一個字,may be 卻是兩個字。它們的用法是:
(a) maybe 是副詞,解作 perhaps「也許」。例如:
Maybe I have to leave now.
(b) may be 是動詞,和 can be; will be; must be; shall be 一樣。例如:
It may be a cat. Well, I don't know.
很好玩,是不是?
by Thomas Shum