scarcely
音標['skɑ:sli]中文翻譯:
ad. 簡直不, 一定不, 僅僅
相關詞組:
scarcely any
例句:
- They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary.他們靠他微薄的薪金勉強 口。
- The speaker said almost nothing (ie scarcely anything) worth listening to.那個發言人說的話簡直沒有一句值得聽。
- He spoke scarcely a word of English.他幾乎連一個英文單詞都不會說。
- Scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.他剛剛到達就不得不又離開。
英文解釋:
副詞 scarcely:
- by a small margin- W.B.Yeats同義詞:barely, hardly, just, scarce
- almost not同義詞:hardly
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詞意辨析:
hardly, scarcely這一對副詞都有“幾乎不”、“幾乎沒有”的否定意味,但涵義重心有細微的差異。
hardly: 強調“困難”,指程度而言,常用以修飾表示能力的詞,與can、ever、any等詞連用。- He hardly knew what to say.
他簡直不知道說什麼才好。 - I can hardly believe that some socialites and dignitaries are involved in syndicated crime.
我簡直不能相信,一些社會名流,達官政要竟然涉及集團罪行。
scarcely: 強調“不足”,主要指數量而言,常與enough、sufficient、any或數詞連用。- When he played the piano he was scarcely four years old.
他懂得彈鋼琴還不滿四歲。 - The tram was so crowded that there was scarcely sufficient room for you.
電車上十分擁擠,幾乎沒有你立足之地。 - At midnight,scarcely any taxi could be found in the streets.
午夜時分,街上幾乎看不到一輛的士。
他簡直不知道說什麼才好。
我簡直不能相信,一些社會名流,達官政要竟然涉及集團罪行。
他懂得彈鋼琴還不滿四歲。
電車上十分擁擠,幾乎沒有你立足之地。
午夜時分,街上幾乎看不到一輛的士。