這種結構表示一種口氣非常輕的勸告：

　　You may/might as well ask him.

　　你不妨問問他。相當于：

　　It would do no harm to ask him.

　　你問問他沒壞處。

　　She said I might as well ask him.

　　她說我不妨問問他。

　　這種結構可用于第三人稱：

　　He may as well come with me.

　　他還不如跟我一起來。

　　也可以用于第一人稱來談論自己：

　　As there isnt anything more to do，I may as well go home early.

　　既然這里沒有別的事要做，我還不如早點回家。