adv. 或许;(表示不确定)也许;(用于粗略的估计)或许;(表示勉强同意或其实不赞成)也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会,运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许,可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义:indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
adj. 西方的;欧美的;
n. 西部电影,西部小说;西方人;
💡 west西方+ern...方向的 →西方的
"a country and western singer"
乡村与西部音乐歌手
近义:westerner, occidental, west, westerly
反义:oriental, east, easterly, eastern
prep. (表示属性)与…不同;不像;
adj. 不同的;相异的;不相似的;
💡 un不+like像→不同的
"Unlike his more famous namesake, this Bill Clinton has little interest in politics."
这位比尔∙克林顿和那位著名的同名人不同,对政治没什么兴趣。
近义:other, otherwise, unequal, different, disparate, dissimilar
反义:parallel, similar, suchlike, synonymous, kin, cognate