almost强调“差一点……就”(=very
nearly),可用于no,none,nothing等前面,但nearly不可.almost不能用not修饰.
nearly表示“接近”.常可与almost换用,但在具体数字前常用nearly.not修饰nearly
意为“远非”,“远不及”.
He thought almost nothing worth to teach.他认为没什么可以教的.
如:She almost miss me before he saw
me.她看到我之前差点错过我.
Almost no one(=Hardly anyone) saw her.几乎没有人看到她.
They are nearly at
the end of their journey.他们快结束旅行了
almost
可用于 any 以及 no,none,nobody,nothing,never 等否定词之前,但 nearly 一般不这样用.
如:Almost
any man can do it.几乎任何人都会做
Almost no one came to the party.几乎没有人来参加晚会.
I
almost never see her.我几乎从未见过她.
但是,两者都可用在否定动词之前.如:He almost [nearly]
didn’t catch the bus.他差点没赶上公共汽车
nearly 前可用 very,pretty,not 等词修饰,但
almost 之前不能用这些词.
如:It’s not nearly so difficult as you
think.这远不像你想`象的那么难.
The car is pretty nearly new.这汽车几乎是全新的.The car is
pretty nearly new.
注:not nearly 意为“远非”,very [pretty] nearly
意为“几乎”,都是习语.
有时 almost 可表示十分相似(但又不完全相同),此时不用 nearly.
如:I almost wish I’d
stayed at home.我真有点后悔没在家里呆着.
Our cat understand everything — he’s
almost human.我们这只猫什么都懂,快通人性了。=Our cat understand everything.
almost“将近”“几乎”“差不多”,主要指程度上的差别,空间的距离,时间的长短等都相差无几。但相差程度较小。
nearly“几乎”将近“相近”,所指时间一般比almost长,所指距离或相差长度一般比almost大。nearly多用于时间或数字方面,almost在修饰动词,形容词,副词和名词是,常和almost换用,但和no,none,nothing,never,连用时,只可用almost,不能用nearly。
[例句] 1)We collected almost a hundred RMB every day. 我们每天差不多收入一百元人民币.
[例句] 2)I am not nearly ready 我几乎没有准备
1 nearly,almost虽然都可以表示“几乎”,但是当要表示“接近”或“就要到了”时最好用nearly;当想表达“不足”或“尚差一点儿”时最好用almost
2 有时almost和nearly可以换用,但如果要表达“差一点儿”还是用almost确切
3 句中有no, none, nothing, never等词时,不可以用nearly,但可以用almost
1. 两者都可用来修饰不定代词、形容词、副词、动词、介词短语等,此时两者常可换用。如:
It’s almost [nearly] impossible. 那几乎是不可能的。
He is almost [nearly] as tall as her. 他差不多与她一样高。
Almost [Nearly] all the students passed the exam. 差不多所有的学生都通过了考试。
修饰动词时,通常应放在行为动词之前,特殊动词之后(见上例);修饰形容词、副词、名词等时,通常应将其放在被修饰词语之前,否则会造成错误。如:
他几乎工作了一整天。
正:He worked almost all day.
误:He almost worked all day.
2. almost 可用于 any 以及 no, none, nobody, nothing, never 等否定词之前,但 nearly 一般不这样用。如:
Almost any man can do it. 几乎任何人都会做。
Almost no one came to the party. 几乎没有人来参加晚会。
I almost never see her. 我几乎从未见过她。
但是,两者都可用在否定动词之前。如:
He almost [nearly] didn’t catch the bus. 他差点没赶上公共汽车。
3. nearly 前可用 very, pretty, not 等词修饰,但 almost 之前不能用这些词。如:
It’s not nearly so difficult as you think.这远不像你想`象的那么难。
The car is pretty nearly new. 这汽车几乎是全新的。
注:not nearly 意为“远非”, very [pretty] nearly 意为“几乎”,都是习语。
4. 有时 almost 可表示十分相似(但又不完全相同),此时不用 nearly。如:
I almost wish I’d stayed at home. 我真有点后悔没在家里呆着。
Our cat understand everything — he’s almost human. 我们这只猫什么都懂—— 快通人性了
可能比较深奥,你理解前面的一些就可以了
1. 两者都可用来修饰不定代词、形容词、副词、动词、介词短语等,此时两者常可换用。如:
It’s almost [nearly] impossible. 那几乎是不可能的。
He is almost [nearly] as tall as her. 他差不多与她一样高。
He almost [nearly] always arrives late. 他差不多总是迟到。
He fell and almost [nearly] broke his leg. 他跌了一跤,险些跌断了腿。Almost [Nearly] all the students passed the exam. 差不多所有的学生都通过了考试。
修饰动词时,通常应放在行为动词之前,特殊动词之后(见上例);修饰形容词、副词、名词等时,通常应将其放在被修饰词语之前,否则会造成错误。如:;修饰形容词、副词、名词等时,通常应将其放在被修饰词语之前,否则会造成错误。
他几乎工作了一整天。
正:He worked almost all day.
误:He almost worked all day.
我们当中几乎每一个人都读过这本书。
正:Almost every one of us read the book.
误:Every one of us almost read the book.
2. almost 可用于 any 以及 no, none, nobody, nothing, never 等否定词之前,但 nearly 一般不这样用。如:
Almost any man can do it. 几乎任何人都会做。
Almost no one came to the party. 几乎没有人来参加晚会。
I almost never see her. 我几乎从未见过她。
但是,两者都可用在否定动词之前。如:
He almost [nearly] didn’t catch the bus. 他差点没赶上公共汽车。
3. nearly 前可用 very, pretty, not 等词修饰,但 almost 之前不能用这些词。如:
It’s not nearly so difficult as you think.这远不像你想`象的那么难。The car is pretty nearly new. 这汽车几乎是全新的。The car is pretty nearly new.
注:not nearly 意为“远非”, very [pretty] nearly 意为“几乎”,都是习语。
4. 有时 almost 可表示十分相似(但又不完全相同),此时不用 nearly。如:
I almost wish I’d stayed at home. 我真有点后悔没在家里呆着。
Our cat understand everything — he’s almost human. 我们这只猫什么都懂,快通人性了。
六、almost和nearly的用法比较
almost和nearly都是英语口语和书面语最常用的词。在学习过程中,许多学生对这两个词的用法并不十分清楚。他们常常把两个词当作绝对的同义词来使用,写出了“Nearly no one came to the party.”这样的错误句子。下面将从句法、语义和语用等方面介绍这两个词在用法上的异同。
一、almost和nearly在句法和语义上的相同点:
1.almost和nearly都可用于表示度量、计数和时间的名词词组前面。eg:
It is almost/nearly ten o'clock.
There were almost/nearly a thousand people there.
注意:almost和nearly与表示时间的名词短语使用时只用在系动词BE的后面。eg我们不能说:They arrived at almost/nearly five o'clock.而应说:It was almost/nearly five o'clock when they arrived.
2.almost和nearly修饰动词时往往表示进度、进程或结果等意义。eg:
I've almost/nearly finished.I almost/nearly smashed the phone in fury.
注意:1)almost和nearly修饰动词时一般置于动词之前。如果句中只有一个助动词,两词都应置于助动词之后;如果有一个以上的助动词,则两词都应置于第一个助动词之后。eg:
Fanny almost/nearly fainted.He has almost/nearly forgotten the time.
I've almost/nearly been drowned in it three times.
2)almost和nearly都可以用在否定动词的前面。eg:
I almost/nearly didn't get up in time.
3.almost和nearly都可以修饰表示绝对意义的形容词。eg:
我们可以说“almost,/nearly perfect/frozen/dead/impossible",但一般不与表示非绝对意义的形容词连用。eg;
我们不说:①The schools are almost/nearly good there.
②The coast was almost/nearly rocky.
以上两例应改为:①The schools are extremely good there.②The coast was very rocky.
4.almost和nearly都可以用在某些时间状语和地点状语的前面。eg:
I used to ride almost/nearly every day/evening.We are almost/nearly there/home.
5.almost和nearly都可以用在限定词“all,every,everybody”等之前。eg:
Almost/nearly al1(of) my friends came to the party.
二、almost和nearly的差异
1.句法上的差异
(1)almost可以用在any及否定词“no, no one, nobody, never, nothing, none, nowhere 等的前面,而nearly则不可以。eg:
There is almost no leadership at all.(不可用nearly)
但是,nearly可以用在否定词not之后,起加强否定陈述的作用,而almost则不可以。eg:
It's not nearly so nice. We don't do nearly enough to help.
(2)almost可以用在以—ly结尾的副词的前面,而nearly则不可以。eg:
She said it almost crossly. Your boss is almost certainly there.
(3)almost可以用在like之前,表示“相似,但不完全相同”或避免说得过于肯定;nearly则不可以。eg:
It made me feel almost like a hostess.
(4)very,so,pretty可以用在nearly前面,却不可用在almost前面。eg:
We were very nearly at the end Of our journey.
...the American who so nearly won the Open Championship in 1970.
I've pretty nearly finished.
2.语义上的细微差异
一般情况下,“It's almost five o'clock.”和“It's nearly five o'clock.”意思大致相同;但有时almost所表示的意思比nearly更接近一些。试比较:
It's nearly ten o'clock.(=perhaps 9.45) .It's almost ten o'clock.(=perhaps 9.57)
3.语用上的差异
almost是一个“纯”程度副词,而nearly则不然,它同时还传达说话人的某种思想情绪和心理状态。eg:
It's nearly eight kilometers to the ZOO.
到动物园还有将近八公里呢。(比设想的要远些)
It cost me nearly twenty pounds.
它花了我将近20英镑呢。(比估计的价格高,嫌贵了一些)
4.国别差异
almost多用在美国英语中,而nearly在英国英语中则更为常见。
总之,almost和nearly两词的用法比较复杂,尤其是它们在语义和语用上的细微差异,更须在上下文或语境中细心揣摩才能体会到。
nearly后不能接含有no, none, nothing, never等词。nearly和almost的区别为:意思不同、用法不同、侧重点不同。
一、意思不同
1、nearly:差不多。
2、almost:几乎。
二、用法不同
1、nearly:nearly的基本意思是“几乎,差不多”,表示事情“想要做而没做成”“很可能发生但还未发生”的程度,可修饰名词、动词、形容词、副词和介词。nearly可用在all,every之类的词之前。
2、almost:almost是常用的程度副词,基本意思是“几乎,差不多”,强调差一点,缺一点。引申还可作“实际〔质〕上”“简直”解。almost可用于修饰动词、形容词、名词、代词、数词或介词等,有时还可用来代替全句。
三、侧重点不同
1、nearly:nearly强调“尚有不足”,在表示“想要做而没做成”“很可能发生但还未发生”时,要用nearly。
2、almost:almost强调“十分接近”,表示“简直”“像”等意思时,要用almost。
1)almost 和 nearly 在用法上既有相同之处,也有不同点。
在单纯表示\"时间、程度、进度\"时,almost =nearly。
例如:
The building is almost completed.
这栋大楼几乎完工了。
The building is nearly completed.
这栋大楼差不多完工了。
(第一句比第二句更接近于完成。)
2)在具体数字前面常用nearly。
例如:
The river is nearly 100 metres wide.
这条河有近百米宽。
The old man is nearly 80 years old.
那位老人年近八十岁。
3)almost 可与no, nothing, none, never等连用,此时不能用 nearly 代替。
例如:
Almost no one believed him.
几乎无人相信他的话。
There\'s almost none left.
几乎一个没剩。
What he said was almost nothing worth listening to.
他所说的话几乎没有价值。
1、两者相同之处:
都可用来修饰不定代词、形容词、副词、动词、介词短语等,此时两者常可换用
如:
It’s almost [nearly] impossible. 那几乎是不可能的。
He is almost [nearly] as tall as her. 他差不多与她一样高。
He almost [nearly] always arrives late. 他差不多总是迟到。
2、nearly
读音:英 [?n??li] 美 [?n?rli]
词类:adv.
释义:接近;几乎,差不多,差点儿;密切地;亲密地
相关词组
not nearly nothing like远非,根本不
例句
She is nearly fifty now.
她将近五十岁了
3、almost
读音:英 [???lm??st] 美 [??l?mo?st]
词类:adv.
释义:几乎,差不多
相关词组
Almost Famous成名在望、Almost used up几乎用完了
例句
The fights almost ruined their friendship.
争吵几乎毁掉了他们之间的友情
1)almost强调“差一点……就”(=very nearly),可用于no, none, nothing等前面,但nearly不可。almost不能用not修饰。
2)nearly表示“接近”。常可与almost换用,但在具体数字前常用nearly. not修饰nearly 意为“远非”,“远不及”。 如: He almost knocked me down before he saw me. 他看到我之前差点把我撞倒。 Almost no one(=Hardly anyone)believes her.几乎没有人相信她。 He said almost nothing worth listening to. 他说几乎没什么值得听的东西。 They are nearly at the end of their journey. 他们快结束旅行了。
同样是差不多的意思
但用almost更接近,是几乎
)almost强调“差一点……就”(=very nearly),可用于no, none, nothing等前面,但nearly不可。almost不能用not修饰。 2)nearly表示“接近”。常可与almost换用,但在具体数字前常用nearly. not修饰nearly 意为“远非”,“远不及”。 如: He almost knocked me down before he saw me. 他看到我之前差点把我撞倒。 Almost no one(=Hardly anyone)believes her.几乎没有人相信她。 He said almost nothing worth listening to. 他说几乎没什么值得听的东西。 They are nearly at the end of their journey. 他们快结束旅行了。
所以我认为这3题的答案是:
1. nearly
2. almost
3. almost