eventually

やがて、ついに

時間がたった後に。待ったり困難を経験したりした末に。

やさしい英語で： After some time, often after waiting or dealing with difficulties.

• We eventually got home.
• You will eventually learn all their names.
• Did they eventually find the missing dog?

類義語： finally, in the end

よく使う表現： eventually arrive, will eventually happen, eventually find something, eventually succeed

もしかすると、ひょっとすると

確かではないが、何かが起こる可能性があることを表す。

やさしい英語で： Possibly; used to say that something might happen, without being certain.

• His letter says “eventually,” meaning perhaps.
• In this old text, “eventually” expresses possibility.
• The translator used “eventually” where we would say “possibly.”

類義語： possibly, perhaps, potentially

よく使う表現： eventually possible, may eventually occur