• adv. 偶然；可能

來自拉丁語per,通過，憑借，chance,機(jī)會(huì)。引申詞義也許，可能。

perchance

perchance: see perhaps

perchance (adv.)

mid-14c., parchaunce, from Old French par cheance, literally "by chance." With Latin per substituted c. 1400 for French cognate par.

1. " Perchance,'said Mr. Dimmesdale, " he earnestly desired it, but could not. "

“ 也可能,”丁梅斯代爾先生說, “ 他誠心誠意地切望如此, 但他辦不到. ”

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2. The soil where this dark miner was working had perchance shown indications that encouraged him.

那是因?yàn)檫@個(gè)陰沉的礦工所挖掘的土地中剛好顯露了鼓勵(lì)他的一些跡象.

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3. He would, perchance , have pitied this sick man , of the law's making.

他也許會(huì)替那個(gè)被法律傷害了的人叫屈.

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4. A passenger perchance ride on the wagon prevent a fatal accident.

一個(gè)偶然坐車的旅客使這輛大車免遭了一場大禍.

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5. A blind man may perchance hit the mark.

盲人也可能偶然射中目標(biāo).

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