might

英[maɪt] 美[maɪt]
  • n. 力量;威力;势力
  • v. 可以;或许(may的过去式);应该
  • aux. 可能;也许
  • n. (Might)人名;(英)迈特

中文词源


might 强大力量,威力,也许

来自古英语miht,来自Proto-Germanic*makhti,来自PIE*magh,使能够,赋予力量,词源同may,magic.引申词义强大力量,威力。后用于助动词表也许。比较may.

英文词源


might
might: [OE] Might goes back ultimately to Indo- European *mag- ‘be able, have power’, the same base as produced the auxiliary verb may. The noun might was formed with the Germanic suffix *-tiz, which also gave German and Dutch macht ‘power’; and the verb might, the past form of may, contains the past inflectional suffix (in modern English -(e)d).
=> may
might (v.)
Old English mihte, meahte, originally the past tense of may (Old English magen "to be able"), thus "*may-ed." See may (v.). The first record of might-have-been is from 1848.
might (n.)
Old English miht, earlier mæht "might, bodily strength, power, authority, ability," from Proto-Germanic *makhti- (cognates: Old Norse mattr, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Dutch macht, Old High German maht, German Macht, Gothic mahts), Germanic suffixed form of PIE root *magh- (1) "be able, have power" (see may (v.)).

双语例句


1. I thought you might like to read the enclosed.
我想你或许想要读一下信封里的内容。

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2. Today I might hesitate to turn in a burglar.
现在让我把入室窃贼送交警方,我可能会有所顾虑。

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3. Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more.
如果当时我再多说一点的话,结果或许会不一样。

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4. I might buy one for a friend's birthday as a giggle.
我可能会买一件送给朋友当生日礼物,逗他开心。

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5. I thought a phonetic spelling might aid in pronunciation.
我想语音拼写可能有助于发音。

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