情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的推測(cè)性用法 1.Possibility(may/might/can/could) a.在疑問句中表示“可能”,須用can而不用may. b.在肯定陳述句中,用can表示“可能”與用may往往產(chǎn)生含義上的微妙差別:用表示“可能”往往指邏輯上的;用表事實(shí)上的。 Mr Reed is in poor health. He can be ill at any time. Mr Reed looks pale.He may be ill. c.用can表“可能”,較多地用于否定句和疑問句,could不受此限。 If you don't have a guide, you could lose your way. It cna't/couldn't be true. Can/Could the news be true? d.表過去的“可能”可用“may/might+不定式完成體或不定完成進(jìn)行體”,也可用“can/could+不定式完成體”。 She may/might have been expressing her true feelings at that moment. She can't/couldn't have missed the train. e.用“might/could+不定式完成體”有式可以表本來可能發(fā)生但沒有發(fā)生,或本來可能完成卻沒有完成的動(dòng)作。 You might have killed yourself. I could have reported you.