might-have-been

常見例句

The tea is hot; he may have been here before.
茶還熱著，不久前他很可能在這裡。
The letters may have been tampered with.
這封信有可能被竄改過。
Had he not saved me, I might have been drowned.
我可能溺死了，若非他救了我。
He consoled himself with the thought that it might have been worse.
他聊以自慰的是幸虧事情沒有更糟。
After all it may have be worse; that's a bit of dutch comfort.
結(jié)果可能更糟也未可知，這縂算有可聊以自慰。
The steel plates may have been corroded, in which case they must be replaced.
鋼板可能腐蝕了，在這樣的情況下，就得換掉。