Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #21134
nigher
/nai/
adjective
接近的；亲近的；亲密的
nigher is the comparative of nigh.
Not remote in degree, kinship, or circumstances; closely allied; intimate.
- 1.
Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
在附近的
In use
The end of the semester is nigh, and students are preparing for finals.
The village is nigh, we should reach it before dark.
The project is nigh completion; we just need to finish the report.
be nigh
表示时间或空间上的接近。
The time is nigh for a change.
变革的时刻临近了。
nigh to
后接名词，表示空间上的接近。
The village is nigh to the mountains.
村庄靠近山脉。
Connections
Collocations
- the end is nigh
- 末日将至；结局临近
- The end is nigh, so we must act now.末日将至，所以我们现在必须行动。
- the time is nigh
- 时机临近；时刻将至
- The time is nigh for harvest.收获的时刻近了。
- nigh unto death
- 濒临死亡，垂死
- Without food and water, the travelers were nigh unto death.没有食物和水，这些旅行者已濒临死亡。
- nigh at hand
- 近在咫尺；即将到来
- Spring is nigh at hand.春天就要来了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- nigh on
- 差不多；几乎It's nigh on midnight; we should get going.差不多到午夜了，我们该走了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 night（夜晚）去掉 t 就是 nigh，夜晚临近时亲友相伴，亲密无间，记住 nigh 意为‘接近的、亲近的’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal discourse 该词较古旧，表示“亲近的、关系密切的”，通常用于文学或正式文体，日常口语中不常见。
Grammar Note
现代英语中主要用作表语形容词，罕用定语
Pronunciation & Spelling
nigh 读 /naɪ/，与 high、sigh、thigh、sky、fly 押韵（都含 /aɪ/）。注意拼写相似的 neigh 读 /neɪ/，发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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