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