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You can think of would as 'will' one pace back from reality — into the imagined or the past. 'Will' points at the real future; 'would' points at a future that is only supposed, only conditional, or once looked-forward-to from an earlier time. That one backward step explains almost everything would does.

可以把 would 想成「will 往後退一步、離開現實」——退進假想，或退進過去。will 指向真實的未來；wou…更多收起可以把 would 想成「will 往後退一步、離開現實」——退進假想，或退進過去。will 指向真實的未來；would 指向一個只是假設的、有條件的、或從過去某一刻往前看的未來。掌握這「退一步」的感覺，would 幾乎所有用法都串得起來。

原始詞典資料17 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

wouldverb/wəd/

  • 1

    Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • On my first day at University, I met the woman who would become my wife.
    • Hi! I thought I'd come over and introduce myself. My name’s Chema.
  • 2

    Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • When we were younger, we would cycle out to the beach most summer Sundays.
    • No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
  • 3

    Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • I asked her to stay in with me, but she would go out.
    • Then he took to breeding silk-worms, which he would bring in two or three times a day, in little paper boxes, to show the old lady[…].
  • 4

    archaicPast tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • And thenne at laste a-nother sayd that he wolde have eyren. Then the good wyf sayd that she understod hym wel.
    • The Greeks, especially those who would be thought adepts in mystic theology, ran after fantastic allegories […].
  • 5

    archaicPast tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • At which time he told me, he would to London that week, and so to Oxford.
    • He sat as one astonish'd, a good-while, looking at me, without speaking a Word, till I came quite up to him, kneel'd on one Knee to him, and almost whether he would or no, kiss'd his Hand[…].
  • 6

    obsoletePast tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

  • 7

    A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • If I won the lottery, I would give half the money to charity.
    • I'd never do anything that went against my conscience.
  • 8

    A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • I would love to come and visit.
    • Look at that yummy cake! I would eat that all up!
另外 7 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • I would ask you all to sit down.
    • I would imagine that they have already left.
  • 10

    A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • It's disgraceful the way that they've treated you. I would write and complain.
  • 11

    A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • She looked as if she would be sick.
    • He's very security-conscious, so he would have remembered to lock the door.
  • 12

    A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • Sorry, officer, I wouldn't know anything about the crime, since I was nowhere near the scene.
    • The free access model, the media magnate said last week, was "malfunctioning". Well he would, wouldn't he?
  • 13

    A modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • Would you pass the salt, please?
    • Just reach me down that file, would you.
  • 14

    archaicA modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • PARIS My lord, I would that Thursday were tomorrow.
    • KING HENRY Thou dost not wish more help from England, coz? WESTMORELAND God’s will, my liege, would you and I alone, Without more help, could fight this royal battle!
  • 15

    archaicA modal verb, the subjunctive of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.

    • What dost thou professe? What would’st thou with vs?

wouldnoun/wəd/

  • 1

    Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

    • When the golf ball is there, the whole self-interference package — the hopes, worries, and fears; the thoughts on how-to and how-not-to; the woulds, the coulds, and the shoulds — is there too.
    • Shushona you must learn to rightfully prioritize all the woulds, shoulds and coulds of your life.

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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。