well-nigh + adjective
常用于强调程度接近极限。
The task is well-nigh impossible.
这项任务几乎不可能完成。
几乎；差不多
几乎,差不多。
Almost, nearly.
Finding a parking spot downtown on a Saturday is well-nigh impossible.
周六在市中心找个停车位几乎是不可能的。
用法提示：well-nigh 作副词修饰形容词 impossible，表示“几乎、差不多”。
She well-nigh fainted when she saw the enormous spider.
她看到那只巨大的蜘蛛时差点晕倒。
用法提示：well-nigh 作副词修饰动词 fainted，意为“差点、几乎”。
The old house was well-nigh empty when we moved in.
我们搬进去时，那栋老房子几乎是空的。
用法提示：well-nigh 作副词修饰形容词 empty，表示“几乎”。
常用于强调程度接近极限。
The task is well-nigh impossible.
这项任务几乎不可能完成。
常与完成意义的动词搭配。
The project is well-nigh finished.
这个项目几乎完成了。
较少用，但可修饰频率副词。
He was well-nigh always late.
他几乎总是迟到。
grammar · medium
易错句子The project is well-nigh.
正确表达The project is well-nigh impossible.
well-nigh 是副词，必须修饰形容词或动词，不能单独作表语。加上 impossible 后，副词修饰形容词，意思完整。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave a well-nigh answer.
正确表达She gave an almost perfect answer.
well-nigh 没有“好的”意思，它表示“几乎”。受 well 影响，学生误以为 well-nigh 是“好”的意思，应使用 almost 或 nearly 等词。
well-nigh 与 almost 都表'几乎'，但 well-nigh 较正式且多用于书面，almost 更日常通用。
well-nigh 是副词'几乎'，nigh 是形容词/副词'接近'，学习者常因词形相似而混用。
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