单词：well-nigh
adv. 几乎
r (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
词型变化：名词复数形式 : well-nighs
词性分布：
well-nigh的用法和样例：
例句
用作副词(adv.)
- My patience is pretty well exhausted.我几乎忍无可忍。
- He could order a dinner almost as well as Mr. Luce.他点菜的本领几乎可以与卢斯先生媲美。
- Emerson did well to emphasize the isolation of these people.爱默生着重说明这些人各自为政，这一见解可谓精辟。
- One may well say that the teacher has done his very best to educate and save him.老师对他的教育挽救可谓仁至义尽。
经典引文
They had been exposed to well-nigh unbearable heat.
出自：F. Hoyle
【近义词】
- virtually实际上
- nearly几乎
- almost几乎
- practically实际上
- just about差不多
- most最多的
- nigh近的
- about关于
- near近的