模糊限制语

模糊限制语通过使用情态动词、可能性副词和报道动词,而不是将某事陈述为绝对事实,来软化断言,使其听起来更谨慎、更礼貌或更学术严谨。

Examples

• The results seem to suggest a link between the two factors.
• This might explain the unexpected outcome.
• It could be argued that the policy was premature.
• The data tend to support this interpretation.
• This finding is, perhaps, the most significant of the study.

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Practice

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