1. 词性差异:
-- "May be"是情态动词"may"+系动词"be"构成的动词短语
-- "Maybe"是副词(=perhaps)
2. 句法功能:
"May be":
-- 必须后接表语(形容词/名词/介词短语)
-- 在句中作谓语成分
例:She may be late.(她可能会迟到)
"Maybe":
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word-vs-word-cn
【may be】 —could be:
- You’ll get help, it 【may be】 me or somebody else; rest assured that the problem will be solved.
【maybe】 —(used as an adverb) perhaps; possibly:
- The two of them laughed at some joke they had shared, or 【maybe】 me?