Learner's definition of PERHAPS
: possibly but not certainly : maybe也许；可能 ◊ Perhaps is a more formal word than maybe. It is used when you are talking about an action that might happen in the future.*per-haps比maybe更正式，用于谈论未来可能发生的行为。
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Perhaps we'll meet again.也许我们会再次见面。
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“Will you come with us?” “I don't know. Perhaps.”“你会和我们一起来吗？”“我不知道。也许会吧。”
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“Will you come with us?” “Perhaps, perhaps not.”“你会和我们一起来吗？”“也许会，也许不会。”
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“Perhaps I'll come with you and perhaps I won't.”“也许我会和你们一起来，也许不会。”
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They're hoping that she'll perhaps change her mind. = They're hoping that perhaps she'll change her mind.他们希望也许她会改变主意。
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You should hear from them soon, perhaps even by next week. = Perhaps you'll hear from them by next week.你应该很快能收到他们的来信，也许就在下周。
It is also used to suggest something that is possibly correct, true, or proper.它也用于指某事可能是对的、确实的或合适的。
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Perhaps we should just stay here and wait.也许我们应该就待在这儿等。
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Perhaps it would be better if you left.也许你离开的话会更好。
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There were perhaps 10,000 people at the event.活动现场可能有1万人。
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The shed is 20, perhaps 25, feet long.这个棚屋有20英尺也许是25英尺长。
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We waited an hour, perhaps more.我们等了一个小时，也许更久。
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Perhaps it's time to think about your future.也许是该考虑你的未来了。
And perhaps can be used to say that one thing is true but that something else is also true.*perhaps可用于表达某情况属实，另一情况也属实。
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Perhaps it's not as great as her first book, but it's still worth reading.也许这本书不如她的第一本书好，但是仍然值得一读。
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The instructions are still confusing, perhaps, but they're much better than they were before.也许这份说明书仍然令人困惑，但是已经比之前的好多了。