alomst 和nearly的区别是什么?
almost(adv.)“几乎、差不多”,常与nearly(将近、几乎)通用,可以互换的场合有三个:
(1)在肯定句中。
She is almost/nearly 90years old.她差不多九十岁了。
He fell off a tree and almost/nearly died.他从树上摔下来,险些丧命。
(2)修饰all,every,always等时。
I almost /nearly always go to bed at eleven.我几乎总是十一点钟去睡觉。
(3)在行为动词的否定式前。
He almost /nearly didn't hear what I said.他几乎未听见我讲了些什么。
只能用almost的情况:
(1)修饰no,none,never,any以及和any构成的合成词。
I have almost nothing to do today.今天我几乎没什么事可做。
This word is to be found in almost any dictionary.这个词几乎在任何一本词典里都能查到。
注:almost与否定词连用时,可与hardly,scarcely(any)换用,但谓语动词必须是行为动词。
(2)修饰表示感觉或心理活动的动词和形容词。
I almost think you're right.我还不完全相信你是对的。
(3)修饰more than和too。
That's almost too much.那简直太过分了。
只能用nearly的情况:
(1)被very,not,pretty所修饰时。如:
I'm not nearly ready.我还没有准备好。
I know pretty nearly all the secrets of her married life.她的婚姻生活的秘密我几乎全部知道。
注:not nearly =far from差得远、远远不够。如:
There's not nearly enough money for a new car.买一部新车的钱还差得远呢!
表示“几乎不……”只能用hardly,不能用nearly/not,也不能用 almost not。如可说:She sang so quietly that I could hardly hearrer.不可说:She sang so quietly that I almost couldn't hear her.可说:That is hardly possible.不可说:That is nearly not possible.
(2)表示快要做什么事但后来“没有做”或“避开不做”时。如:
We nearly called to see you last Sunday.我们上星期天差点来看你。