nearly
/ˈnɪrli/KK
/ˈnɪɹli/IPA
nɪr·li
1.
幾乎；差不多
極常用
表示某事非常接近發生或某種狀態，但實際上尚未完全達到
用法：通常放在主要動詞之前、形容詞或副詞之前，也可放在數量詞或限定詞之前
nearly impossible
nearly everyone
nearly all the students
nearly finished
nearly ready
I nearly missed the last train.
我差點錯過末班車。
The soup is nearly ready.
湯快煮好了。
2.
將近；接近
常用
表示數量、時間或程度接近某個數值，但不一定正好等於該數值
用法：通常直接放在數字或數量表達之前
nearly two hours
nearly three kilometers
nearly one hundred dollars
nearly ten years
She has lived in Taiwan for nearly ten years.
她在臺灣住了將近十年。
The bus was nearly twenty minutes late.
公車晚了將近二十分鐘。
常見錯誤
Nearly people like bubble tea.
Nearly everyone likes bubble tea.
I nearly am finished with my homework.
I am nearly finished with my homework.
I nearly didn't go to the party.
I almost didn't go to the party.
The movie lasted nearly for three hours.
The movie lasted nearly three hours.
相關字詞
near 同源詞
approximately 近義
almost 近義
barely 近義
學習提示
・「幾乎」後面若接數字或數量，直接使用本字，例如「將近三小時」。
・本字和「幾乎」的常見同義字大多可以互換，但前者較常見於數量與程度的描述。
・注意本字通常不直接放在一般複數名詞前；可搭配「每個人」或「幾乎所有的」等表達。