hardly
ˈhɑrdliKK
ˈhɑɹdliIPA
hɑr·dli
1.
幾乎不；幾乎沒有
用來表示某件事幾乎沒有發生、某種數量幾乎不存在，或某人幾乎做不到某事。語氣通常比「不」更強，常暗示情況接近零但並非完全沒有。例：「我昨晚幾乎沒睡，因為要準備考試。」
用法：本身帶有否定意思，通常不再和否定詞連用。例如應說「我幾乎不認識那個人」，不要說成「我不幾乎認識那個人」。在口語中，「幾乎從不」可用來表示非常少發生。當它放在句首時，後面常用倒裝語序，例如「我一到家就立刻睡著了」。
There was hardly any traffic on the road early on Lunar New Year’s Day.
農曆新年初一一大早，路上幾乎沒有車。
I could hardly hear the teacher because the students outside were so loud.
因為外面的學生太吵，我幾乎聽不見老師說話。
常見錯誤
I don't hardly eat breakfast.
I hardly eat breakfast.
I study hardly for the exam.
I study hard for the exam.
Hardly I had arrived at school when it started to rain.
Hardly had I arrived at school when it started to rain.
There are hardly no seats left.
There are hardly any seats left.
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學習提示
・「幾乎不」不等於「完全不」；若要表達完全沒有，應直接用否定句或表示零的說法。
・「幾乎從不」是非常實用的固定搭配，可用來談習慣，例如很少吃早餐或很少搭計程車。
・「一……就……」的正式結構可用「剛一……就……」，但日常對話通常改用較簡單的說法即可。