may not
US /meɪ nɑt/
UK /meɪ nɒt/
情態動詞
1.
不得, 不允許
used to express prohibition or lack of permission
範例:
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You may not enter without a ticket.
沒有票不得入內。
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Students may not use their phones during the exam.
考試期間學生不得使用手機。
2.
可能不, 也許不
used to express that something is possibly not true or will possibly not happen
範例:
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She may not be home yet.
她可能還沒回家。
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The weather may not improve tomorrow.
明天天氣可能不會好轉。