scarcely

scarcely

英 ['skeəslɪ]
　　美 ['skɛrsli]

adv. 幾乎不，簡直不；簡直沒有

adv.(副詞)scarcely在句中一般放在行為動詞之前,助動詞、情態動詞或系動詞之後。scarcely在正式文體或文學語言中,常可放在句首,句子采用倒裝語序。scarcely之後可接any, ever, at all等,表示“幾乎不”“幾乎從不”“幾乎沒有”; 也可接when表示“剛剛…就…”,這時主句用過去完成式, when引導的從句用一般過去式。scarcely也可用來修飾名詞或代詞。

中文詞源：

scarcely 勉強，剛

scarce,缺少的，不足的，-ly,副詞後綴。引申詞義勉強，剛剛。

例句：

1. His style could scarcely be further removed from that of his predecessor.
他的風格幾乎和他的前輩如出一轍。

2. In fact he could scarcely have spent his time more profitably.
事實上，他幾乎已最大程度地利用瞭他的時間。

3. It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know.
他們並不希望太多人知曉此事。

4. She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut.
首次出鏡時，她剛滿18歲。

5. Scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles.
他們剛離開，扛著步槍的士兵們就到瞭。