perchance
/pəˈtʃɑːns/adverb
- archaic or poetic/literary by some chance; perhaps〈古或诗/文〉偶然, 意外; 可能, 或许:
we dare not go ashore lest perchance we should fall into some snare.
我们不敢上岸, 以防掉进某个陷阱。
词源
Middle English: from Old French par cheance 'by chance'.