【possibly音标】 英[ˈpɒsəbli] 美[ˈpɑ:səbli]
【单词释义】 possibly是什么意思：
adv.可能地；也许，或许；敢是；容许；能不能，能否（用于礼貌地请求）；尽量，尽可能
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
【关联词/派生词】
impossible adj.不可能的 n.不可能；不可能的事
possible adj.可能的 n.可能性；可能的人物
【单词例句】
◇ This breakthrough possibly enabled people to bring their adored pets back to life.
这一突破或许能让人们使他们喜爱的宠物死而复生。
◇ Going off to college is a milestone in any young adult's life. The phrase itself conjures up images of newfound independence, exposure to new perspectives, knowledge, and possibly even one or more sips of alcohol.
上大学对任何一个年轻人来说都是人生大事。上大学这个短语让人想起新获得的独立、接触到的新视角、新知识，也许还能让人想起初尝酒的滋味。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ The World's Favourite Colour Project involved 26,596 participants from over 100 different countries, possibly the largest ever color study, to get some insights into the world's most beloved color.
这次“世界上最受欢迎的颜色”实验，研究对象涉及100多个国家的26596名参与者，目的是了解最受人们喜爱的颜色。这可能是有史以来规模最大的颜色研究了。
---- What is the world's most relaxing color?
◇ Doctors often refer to this eye-watering condition as “crocodile tears,” and a 1920s Russian scientist once suggested that such weakened facial muscles allowed "older, possibly crocodilian neurological pathways to emerge" in humans.
医生们通常把这种流泪症状称为“鳄鱼的眼泪”。20世纪20年代的一位俄罗斯科学家曾指出，这种面部肌肉衰弱可能导致人体起用“更古老的或许是鳄鱼式的神经通路”。
（由此看来，鳄鱼流泪只是进食时身体产生的一种自然生理现象，和同情悔过毫无关系，难怪人们会将虚伪的哭泣比作鳄鱼的眼泪了。）
---- Where does the expression 'crocodile tears'
◇ Plastic straws are now the target of a growing movement to reduce their use. Possibly the first of such campaigns, Be Straw Free was started in 2011 by Milo Cress, who was only nine years old at the time.
现在以减少塑料吸管使用量为目标的运动越来越多。“不用吸管”可能是第一场这样的运动，该运动在2011年由年仅9岁的米罗•克雷斯发起。