perchance

[US]/pə'tʃɑːns/
[UK]/pɚ'tʃæns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. 偶然, 恐怕
Word Forms
过去式perchanced

Example Sentences

we dare not go ashore lest perchance we should fall into some snare.

我们不敢上岸,以防掉进某个陷阱。

Real-world Examples

Come to scorn at my fall, perchance?

竟然讥笑我的偶然捧跤吗?

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Huh? Are, uh, any of these cultures, perchance, in the tri-state area?

呵呵,请问这些文化,是否可能在美国中部?

Source: Friends Season 2

" Did you" ? Jaime settled on a camp stool. " From the man himself, perchance" ?

" 听说?" 詹姆找了把行军折凳坐下," 听黑鱼说?"

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

And of everything that he met he made enquiry if perchance they had seen his mother.

不论他遇到什么,他都要上前询问,是否看见过他的母亲。

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

No more than sleep.Sleep. Perchance to dream. His spade struck against a stone; he stooped to pick it up.

死亡不过是睡觉,睡觉,也许还做梦。他的铁锹铲在一块石头上,他弯下身子要拣起石头。

Source: Brave New World

" Do you perchance recall what I said to you that day your father sat the Iron Throne" ?

" 还记得当初你评论父亲的裁决后,我对你说过的话吗?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

" That pleases me" . Tyrion smiled. " So what shall we do now? Perchance you have some suggestion" ?

" 很好," 提利昂微微一笑," 接下来我们做什么?你可有什么好提议?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

With a little help from the TikTok generation, perchance.

CA:也许是在 TikTok 一代的帮助下。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2020 Collection

Am I a performance of Shakespeare in the park perchance?

我是不是偶然在公园里表演莎士比亚?

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

To-morrow it will be thick upon my garden, and perchance for several days.

明天我的花园里会很浓, 而且可能会持续好几天。

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

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