perhaps; possibly 可能,也许 maybe I won't go back. 我恐怕不会回去了。 maybe she'd been wrong to accept this job. 也许她接受这份工作是错误的。
noun
a mere possibility or probability 可能性 no ifs, buts, or maybes. 不准说假如,不准说但是,也不准说可能。
常用词组 that's as maybe
used to admit that a point in an argument is true before introducing another, more important point 就算那样,即便如此 well, that's as maybe but it's not the way the BBC works. 唔,就算那样,但这并不是英国广播公司的运作方式。
语源
late Middle English: from the phrase it may be (that)