
倒不如;滿可以;還是…好;最好還是
The weather was so bad we might just as well have stayed at home.
天氣糟糕透了,還不如待在家裡好。
Yes, we might just as well walk.
是呀,我們還不如走着去。
You might just as well go as not.
你去也好,不去也好。
We might just as well have stayed at home.
我們當初實不妨留在家裡。
He might just as well believe that white is black.
他或許倒不如相信白的就是黑的。
"might just as well"是英語中常見的建議性短語組合,表示在比較兩種或多種可能性時,認為某個選擇與其他選項同樣合理或更可取,通常帶有"既然沒有更好的選擇,不妨這樣做"的隱含意義。該表達由三部分構成:
典型使用場景包括:
與相近短語"may as well"相比,BBC英語教學指出兩者可互換,但"might just as well"更側重通過"just"強調選擇的即時性(https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/)。該表達常見于日常對話和文學作品,在商務溝通中建議搭配具體理由說明(如:"We might just as well proceed with Option B, considering the time constraints")。
“might just as well”是一個英語習語,主要用于以下場景:
表示委婉的建議或替代性選擇,相當于中文的“不妨…”“倒不如…”“還是…為好”。相較于“had better”,其語氣更緩和,帶有“在現有條件下選擇某事更合理”的隱含意義。
語法結構:
後接動詞原形,即:
might (just) as well + do sth.
例如:
Since the train is delayed, we might just as well take a bus.
(既然火車延誤,我們不如改乘巴士。)
時态差異:
You might just as well have told the truth.
(你當時倒不如說實話。)
建議行動:
The museum is closed. We might just as well go to the park.
(博物館關門了,我們不妨去公園。)
替代方案:
Since you can't fix the old phone, you might just as well buy a new one.
(既然修不好舊手機,你倒不如買個新的。)
通過綜合多個來源信息,該短語的用法可總結為在特定情境下提出委婉建議或替代方案,需根據時态和語境調整結構。如需更多例句或考試真題解析,可參考練習題。
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