■ almost 与 nearly1) almost 与 nearly 常常可以互用。 - I've almost/nearly finished.我差不多做完了。
- There were almost/nearly a thousand people there.那里有将近一千人。
2) 但是有时候 almost 比 nearly 更加强一些。 - It's nearly ten o'clock.快十点钟了(可能是九点三刻)。
- It's almost ten o'clock.马上就十点钟了(可能只差两三分钟)。
3) nearly 前面可以再加上加强语气的 very 或 pretty,但 almost 前面则不可。 - I've very/pretty nearly (*almost) finished.我差一点点就快做完了。
4) almost 可以用于表示质量上的“近似”,而 nearly 则偏重数量上的接近。因此,表示“像”什么时,可以用 almost,但不可以用 nearly。 - Jake is almost(*nearly) like a father to me.贾克几乎像父亲一样对待我。
- Our dog understands everything. He's almost human.我们的狗什么都懂。它几乎是通人性的。
- My aunt's got a strange accent. She almost sounds foreign.我的姨妈口音很古怪。听起来像外国人。
- I almost wish I'd stayed at home.我几乎恨不得留在家里。
5) nearly 同否定副词或否定代词不能一起使用。almost 则可以同 not 除外的否定词一起使用。 - She's almost never/hardly ever (*nearly never) at home.她几乎从不在家。
- Almost nobody/Hardly anybody was there.几乎没有人在那里。
6) 在 everybody, everything, anybody, anything 之前,多用 almost,少用 nearly。 - She likes almost everybody.几乎所有的人她都喜欢。
- Almost anybody can do this job.这个工作几乎谁都能做。
- He's been almost everywhere.他几乎什么地方都去过。
- He eats almost anything.他几乎什么都吃。
7) almost 后面如果遇到 not,通常就两者合起来改为 hardly。 - Hardly(*Almost not) a day goes by without her paying us a visit.她几乎没有一天不来看望我们一次。
- I need hardly (*I almost don't need) remind you that...我几乎不用提醒你…
但是偶尔也有人用 almost not 的。 - The menu is almost not readable in daylight.屏幕上的菜单在白天几乎看不出来。
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