[字彙] mayhap (adv) 也許
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September 12, 2010
Word of the Day
mayhap \MAY-hap\
DEFINITION
adverb : perhaps
EXAMPLE
"Mayhap this thought will lead to another, that perhaps we should have
second thoughts about becoming a society all about consumption." (The
Bismarck Tribune, November 21, 2007)
DID YOU KNOW?
If "mayhap" looks to you like a relative of its synonym "perhaps," you're
right -- the words are related. Both ultimately derive from the Middle
English noun "hap," meaning "chance" or "fortune." "Mayhap" was formed by
combining the phrase "(it) may hap" into a single word. "Hap" here is a verb
essentially meaning "happen" (the word "maybe," another synonym of "mayhap"
and "perhaps," was developed similarly from "may" and the verb "be"), and
the verb "hap" comes from the noun "hap." "Perhaps" came about when "per"
(meaning "through the agency of") was combined directly with the noun "hap"
to form one word. Today "mayhap" is a rare word in contrast with the very
common "maybe" and "perhaps," but it does show up occasionally.
補充:
hapless (a) 不幸的 = unfortunate = unlucky
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