英:[wel naɪ]
美:[wɛl naɪ]
英:[wel naɪ]
美:[wɛl naɪ]
Adverb
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
"the job is (just) about done"
"the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
"we're almost finished"
"the car all but ran her down"
"he nearly fainted"
"talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
"the recording is well-nigh perfect"
"virtually all the parties signed the contract"
"I was near exhausted by the run"
"most everyone agrees"
古英语 wel neah,源自 well(副词)和 nigh(近)。
The first known use of well-nigh was before the 12th century
well-nighadverb
almost, nearly
1 it was well-nigh dark, but I could still see a little
2 In my book, Peter Seidler was a model citizen, a well-nigh heroic one.
3 My patience is pretty well exhausted.
我几乎忍无可忍。
4 He could order a dinner almost as well as Mr. Luce.
他点菜的本领几乎可以与卢斯先生媲美。
5 Emerson did well to emphasize the isolation of these people.
爱默生着重说明这些人各自为政,这一见解可谓精辟。
6 One may well say that the teacher has done his very best to educate and save him.
老师对他的教育挽救可谓仁至义尽。
7 Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。
8 Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.
找到一块颜色、尺寸和价格都符合你要求的毛毯几乎是不可能的。
9 ...a hierarchical structure that was well-nigh unassailable.
几乎不可撼动的等级制度
10 It's well nigh impossible to convince him.
要说服他几乎不可能.
11 That has been my stated policy well nigh two thousand years.
这也是我近2000年来的既定原则.
12 But as for him, his feet were almost gone ; his steps had well - nigh slipped.
至于他, 他的脚几乎失闪,险些滑跌.
13 Almost and very well nigh saves many a lie.
差不多和几乎,掩饰了不少谎言.
14 But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped.
至于我, 我的脚几乎失闪.我的脚险些滑跌.
15 The recording is well - nigh perfect.
这张唱片几乎是完美的.
16 They concluded that American literature had been well - nigh throttled at birth.
他们断言美国文学诞生之日便几乎被扼杀了.
17 It is well - nigh impossible.
这几乎是不可能的.
18 Huck's confidence in the human race was well - nigh obliterated.
哈克对于人类的信心几乎全部都丧失了.
19 They had been exposed to well-nigh unbearable heat.
1 差不多
almost near nearly virtually something next to just about pretty much near enough little short of as near as damn it of a muchness so much practically close upon there or thereabouts well nigh plus-minus some most roughly similarly nigh come close to doing come close to to doing close to more like all but come close more or less pretty well close on of the order of in the order of in the region of
2 几乎
like feckly most much almost half near nearly practically halfway nigh quasi by a hair near as damn it had like to have done next to within an inch of virtually just about pretty much all but close on within an ace of as near as damn it to all intents and purposes getting on for anear by a turn of a hair by the turn of a hair as much as pretty well just on next door to nothing short of come near little short of literally so much as as near as pretty nearly well nigh fit three-quarters quasi- semi- short of not quite none too about next near- sub- come within an ace of close to going on more or less as good as anywhere near near enough by inches close within an ace of doing within an ace of of doing nigh on damned near
3 非常接近
4 可谓