具體用法與例句:
1、表示祝願或希望:
May you be happy! (願你幸福!)
(正常語序:I hope you may be happy.)
May all your dreams come true. (願你夢想成真。)
2、表示祈禱或莊嚴的願望:
May God bless you. (願上帝保佑你。)
May the world find peace. (願世界和平。)
3、固定表達(虛擬語氣):
So be it. (但願如此。/ 就這樣吧。)
Long live the queen! (女王萬歲!)
(註:這類句子用動詞原形,屬於更古老的虛擬語氣倒裝。)