might-have-been
noun /ˈmaɪt həv biːn/, /ˈmaɪt həv bɪn/
/ˈmaɪt həv bɪn/
[usually plural] (informal)- an event or situation that could have happened or that you wish had happened, but that did not
本来可能发生的事；未遂心愿的事 - A Gore presidency remains one of the great political might-have-beens.
戈尔的总统任期仍然是最大的政治可能之一。 - I am not concerned with the might-have-beens but with the facts.
我关心的不是可能发生的事，而是事实。
- A Gore presidency remains one of the great political might-have-beens.