| 单词 | be that as it may |
| 释义 | beabbrevBill of exchange be /bē/intransitive verb (prp bēˈing; pap been /bēn or bin/; present subjunctive be; archaic and dialect present indicative be (see am, art2, is, are1); for pat see was, wast1, were, wert)
ORIGIN: OE bēon; Ger bin (1st pers); Gaelic bi exist; Welsh byw live; Gr phyein produce, grow; L fuī I was, fīō I become; Sans bhavati he is; orig to grow beˈ-all noun (Shakespeare) All that is to be be-all and end-all noun The supreme aim or issue be that as it may see under may1 may1 /mā/auxiliary v (infinitive and participles obsolete; 2nd pers sing (archaic) mayst or mayˈest; 3rd pers may; pat might /mīt/ or (obsolete or dialect) mought /mowt/ (also used instead of may to make a possibility more remote, a question more tentative, or to make requests or administer rebukes); 2nd pers sing (archaic) mightˈest or mightst)Expressing ability, possibility or contingency, permission or competence, probability, concession, purpose or result, a wish, or uncertainty (used with infinitive without to) ORIGIN: OE mæg, prt (old pat) of magan to be able, pat mihte; cognate with Gothic magan, Ger mögen mayˈhap (or /-hapˈ/) adverb (archaic) Perhaps be that as it may In spite of that come what may Whatever transpires may (or might) as well Used to make suggestions or to indicate frustration or despair may I add or it may be added Used to introduce an additional point may I ask (usu ironic) Used before or after a question that's as may be That may be so |
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