4. 表示推測

will用于談論現在，would可用于談論過去，也可用于談論現在(語氣較委婉)：

This car will hold six people. 這輛小汽車可以坐六個人。

Ask him. He will know. 問問他吧，他大概知道。

You wouldn’t know. 你不會知道。

Every family would have some sort of trouble. 家家都會有本難念的經。

The person you mentioned would be her father, is that right? 你提的那個人想必是她的父親，對嗎?

【注】有時可后接完成式，表示對過去可能已經發生的情況進行推測：

You will have heard of it. 你已經聽到那事了吧。(from www.hz123456.com)

I thought you would have finished it by now. 我想你現在可能已經做完了吧。

5. 表示執意或決心

will表示現在的執意和決心，would表示過去的執意和決心：

“Tell me the secret.” “I won’t.”“把秘密告訴我。”“我才不哩。”

I won’t have anything said against her. 我絕不讓誰說她的壞話。

He would do it, though I told him not to. 雖然我叫他不要做，可是他偏要做。

【注】此用法可視為表意愿的加強用法，即強烈的意愿即為決心。

6. 其他用法

will 還可表示許諾、指示、叮囑等，而would還可用于評論某一特定的行為等：

You will have your share. 你會得到你那一份的。

You will do as I told you. 你得照我說的去做。

That’s just what he would say. 他就是愛那樣講話。

You would never do anything to hurt me. 你絕不會做傷害我的事的。

7. would與虛擬條件句

有時用would，可視為是省略了或包含有相關條件的虛擬語氣：

I might see her personally. It would be better. 我可能親自去看她，那樣更好些。(=It would be better if I saw her personally.)

She’d be stupid not to accept. 她不接受那才笨呢。(=She would be stupid if the didn’t accept.)

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