wellnigh

wellnigh

美 ['wel'naɪ] 　英 ['wel'naɪ]

• adv.〈古〉几乎

英汉解释

adv.

1. 〈古〉几乎

例句

Old Mr Clare was a clergyman of a type which, within the last twenty years, has wellnigh dropped out of contemporary life.

在最近二十年里，老克莱尔先生这样的牧师都差不多在现代人的生活里消失了。

a sort of glorying over Tom which was wellnigh unbearable.

这是故意对汤姆表示得意的一种举动，令汤姆非常难受。

The task is, wellnigh im'possible.

这项任务几乎无法完成。