might

/maɪt/ modal v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

可能；也许；（委婉建议）可以

释义与例句

modal v. 可能；也许；（委婉建议）可以
used to show possibility, to make a polite suggestion, or as the past form of may in reported speech
  1. The weather might change later in the day.
    今天晚些时候天气可能会变。
  2. You might try restarting the computer.
    你可以试试重新启动电脑。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She said she might join us after dinner.
    她说她可能会在晚饭后加入我们。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 might 后接动词原形；对过去的推测用 might have done。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • may 可能；可以
    may 和 might 都表示可能；might 常暗示把握稍小或语气更委婉，也用于 may 的间接引语过去式，但实际使用中两者可能性差异并不固定。
    It may rain this afternoon. 今天下午可能会下雨。
常见搭配
  • might be 可能是
    This might be the best option for small businesses. 这可能是小企业的最佳选择。
  • might have done 可能已经做了；本可能做了
    She might have missed the early train. 她可能已经错过了早班火车。
  • might as well 不妨；倒不如
    Since we are already here, we might as well look inside. 既然我们已经到了，不妨进去看看。