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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:

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. He spoke scarcely a word of English.
    他幾乎連一個英文單詞都不會說。
  4. Scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.
    他剛剛到達就不得不又離開。
scarcely

英文解釋:

副詞 scarcely:

  1. by a small margin- W.B.Yeats
    同義詞:barely, hardly, just, scarce
  2. almost not
    同義詞:hardly
英文字典

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。

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