almost/nearly几乎
相似点
1.almost和nearly可互换使用的场合
(1)在肯定句中
The old man is almost/nearly 90 years old.这个老人快90岁了。
(2)修饰all, every, always等时
I go to bed at ten almost/nearly every day.我几乎每天都是10点钟上床睡觉。
(3)在行为动词的否定式前
He almost/nearly didn't hear what I said.他几乎没听到我讲些什么。
区别
1.只能用almost的场合
(1)修饰no, none, never, any以及由no或any的合成词。例如:
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中都可以查到。
There is almost none left.几乎什么也没留下。
(2)修饰表示感觉或心理的动词或形容词。例如:
I almost think you are right.我还不完全相信你是对的。
(3)修饰more than和too。例如:
That's almost too much.这简直是太过分了。
2.只能用nearly的场合
(1)被very, not, pretty修饰时。例如:
I'm not nearly ready.我还没有准备好。
I know pretty nearly all the secrets of his married life.我几乎知道他的全部婚姻生活的秘密。
注意:not nearly=far from,much less than差得远,远远不够。例如:
There is not nearly enough money for a new car.买一部新车的钱远远不够。
"几乎不"只能用hardly,不能用nearly not也不能说almost not。
(2)表示要做什么事但后来"没有做"或"避开不做"时。例如:
We nearly called to see you last Saturday.我们上周六差点来看你。
追问He is ____(几乎）late for school every day so his teacher is angry with him.填什么？？是almost还是nearly？
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追问可是答案是给的almost，这怎么解释？
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