May

中文詞源

May五月

來自拉丁語Maius mensis,即大地女神Maia月。比較April,June.

may也許，可能

來自古英語maeg,能夠的，來自Proto-Germanic*mag,來自PIE*magh,使能夠，賦予力量，詞源同might,magic,machine.

may山楂花

來自May,五月。即五月的鮮花。

雙語例句

1. They may headhunt her for the vacant position of Executive Producer.

漢他們可能會挖她去填補執行制片人這一空缺職位。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon.

漢那項協議使人們感到戰爭有望很快結束。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.

漢擁擠的人群和喧鬧的噪音可能會讓游客有些茫然不知所措。

來自柯林斯例句

4. If these drugs are stopped abruptly then some withdrawal symptoms may occur.

漢如果突然停服這些藥，則可能出現一些戒斷癥狀。

來自柯林斯例句

5. A dentist may decide to extract the tooth to prevent recurrent trouble.

漢牙醫可能會決定拔掉那顆牙，以免反復發作。

來自柯林斯例句

英英釋義

1. thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America