[問題]OG 26

[revival]

26.Of all the possible disasters that threaten American agriculture , the possiblity of an adverse change in climate is maybe the more difficult for analysis.
(A) is maybe the more difficult for analysis
(B) is probably the most difficult to analyze
(C) is maybe the most difficult for analysis
(D) is probably the more difficult to analyze
(E) is, it may be ,the analysis that is most difficult

答案 B
我大概瞭解這題的解法,但我在這我想請問 maybe 和 probably 有什麼差別呢 ？ 為什麼用maybe 就是unidiomatic ? 我在CD上看到一個說法 ,是說 maybe 是比較口語的用法,probably 比較正式, 所以ETS比較喜歡 後者,這樣說是正確的嗎 ? 謝謝各位大大的解答 ^^..感謝感謝

[BOY]

maybe是非正式的用法,
標準寫作英文用probably.

[mcpopcorn2001]

可是不是說probably跟possibility不可用在同一句中嗎?

[dibert8]

用在同一件事情,是 redundency.
這一題 possibility 跟 probably 分別修飾不同的事情.

[shmily0124]

maybe是非正式的用法,
標準寫作英文用probably.

補充一下：
maybe:普通用字，含不確定意味
probably:根據邏輯推理，估計可能性，語氣較強、較肯定

[pimi]

請問Of all the possible disasters前面有省略字嗎??
of開頭的句子是怎樣的一個文法概念呢??

另外是關於difficult, 在老莫的筆記中寫到
It is difficult of solution.
It is difficult to answer.
It is difficult for him to come tomorrow.

請問It is difficult of solution.是什麼意思ㄚ???

[dibert8]

這是最高級比較時的用法, of +N 表示"所有的 N".
difficult of solution 難以解答/解決/解釋.