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S + might well + V0 · S + may conceivably + have + V3

双重缓和——might well, may conceivably, could arguably

讲解

把情态动词和程度副词搭配,精细调整确定程度。might well 把可能性提高到接近肯定;may conceivably 降到只是可以想象;could arguably 为争论留出余地。副词位于情态动词与动词之间。 常见错误:副词放在情态动词之后:well might have been ✗, might well have been ✓.

例句

The delay might well have been deliberate.

这次延误很可能是故意的。

Such a rule may conceivably apply here.

这样的规定也许可以想象适用于此处。

This could arguably be the best of the three.

可以说这是三个当中最好的。

He may possibly have misread the figure.

他可能把数字看错了。

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