Question

May as well和might as well的区别

Answer 1

　　May as well和might as well的区别
　　might as well和may as well是英语口语中使用频率较高的词组，在不同的语境下，这两个词组有相同的意思但也有所不同。下面我们来用例子更直观地理解一下。

　　口语中用到might as well和may as well的机会还是挺多的，在不同的语境下，这两个词组有相同的意思但也有所不同。下面我们来用例子更直观地理解一下。
　　如果你‘might as well do something’或者 ‘may as well do something’，意思就是你没有理由不去做某件事。比如：
　　We might as well finish this work tonight – it will only take another half an hour.
　　这里的might as well就相当于在说，我们没有理由不完成这项任务，因为已经基本完成了。
　　如：“This hotel has a special offer at the moment – three nights for the price of two. So shall we stay for three nights instead of two?”
　　“Yes, we may as well I suppose, as it won’t cost any more.”
　　这里的may as well也相当于在说没理由我们不再待一个晚上，因为特价，不待白不待。有时候我们也常把这两个词组缩短来使用，比如上面的第一个例子也可以简化成：
　　“Shall we finish this work tonight? It will only take another half an hour.”
　　“Yes, might as well!”

　　以上是表示相同意思的两组词，但是指值得注意的是might as well也有不同意思，在某些语境中，比如：
　　Susan: “What are you doing this evening?”
　　Mary: “I might go to the theatre.”
　　Susan: “Oh, I might as well.”
　　这里Susan其实用的并不是真正合在一起的词组might as well，而是Might + as well.
　　所以这里的as well就相当于too或者also，意思是我可能也去，而不是我没有理由不去。通常在这种情况下，一般句子里的I会重读（I might as well.）她回答的所对应的句子里也有might，所以便于区分。
　　希望现在大家会对might as well和may as well有了更好的认识。同时也可以尝试用这两个词组造句，并运用上自己真实的生活场景，这样可以记得更牢。

Answer 2

may as well和might as well的区别是什么？

“may as well”和“might as well”的意思都可以解释为：“不妨”、“还是…为好”,区别在于用 might 比用 may 语气更委婉.

如：I’m ready,so we might as well go now．我已准备好,不如我们现在就走.

There's nothing to do, then I may as well go to bed. 好无聊,我还是去睡觉吧.

might as well 还可用于指过去的情况或用于如意的情况：

如This holiday isn't much fun,we might as well be back home，早知道这么这么无聊，咱不如回家睡觉呢。

Answer 3

May [might]as well…
意为“不妨”、“还是…为好”,用 might 比用 may 语气更委婉.
如：I’m ready,so we might as well go now．我已准备好,不如我们现在就走.
There's nothing to do, then I may as well go to bed. 好无聊,我还是去睡觉吧.
might as well 还可用于指过去的情况或用于如意的情况：
如This holiday isn't much fun,we might as well be back home. 早知道这么这么无聊，咱不如回家睡觉呢。