peradventure

peradventure
(archaic or humorous)
adverb
  1. perhaps
    (古或幽默)或许,可能
    peradventure I'm not as wealthy as he is.
    可能我不像他那么富有。
noun
  1. [mass noun]uncertainty or doubt as to whether something is the case
    疑惑,不确定
    that shows beyond peradventure the strength of the economy.
    毫无疑问,那显示了经济的力量。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French per (or par) auenture 'by chance'
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