might-have-been

常见例句

The tea is hot; he may have been here before.
茶还热着，不久前他很可能在这里。
The letters may have been tampered with.
这封信有可能被窜改过。
Had he not saved me, I might have been drowned.
我可能溺死了，若非他救了我。
He consoled himself with the thought that it might have been worse.
他聊以自慰的是幸亏事情没有更糟。
After all it may have be worse; that's a bit of dutch comfort.
结果可能更糟也未可知，这总算有可聊以自慰。
The steel plates may have been corroded, in which case they must be replaced.
钢板可能腐蚀了，在这样的情况下，就得换掉。