0 used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something:
1 used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something; maybe:
I thought I saw someone hiding in the bushes - perhaps we should call the police.
We have fruit juice but perhaps you'd like something a little stronger?
The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perhaps because of the translation from the original Russian.
It has often been said, perhaps unfairly, that they are a warlike people.
Perhaps the titrating element is involved in the initial mec-3 activation.
The yolk mass is still perhaps twice the volume of the head.
Perhaps an analogy here will be of use.
Maybe and perhaps are adverbs that mean the same thing. We use them when we think something is possible, but we are not certain. We use maybe mostly in front or end position whereas perhaps is used in front, mid and end position:
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或許，可能, （指數量）大概，大約, （用於禮貌地要求或陳述意見）或許，也許…
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或许，可能, （指数量）大概，大约, （用于礼貌地要求或陈述意见）兴许，也许…
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quizá, quizás, tal vez…
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talvez…
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