well-nigh
英 [ˌwelˈnaɪ]
美 [ˌwelˈnaɪ]
- adv. 几乎;可谓(等于nigh on,upon)
well-nigh 几乎,差不多well,好的,nigh,几乎,接近,比较级near,最高级next.
- well-nigh (adv.)
- Old English wel neah, from well (adv.) + nigh.
- 1. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.
- 他对于法国、德国和荷兰的文学了如指掌。
- 2. Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.
- 好吧,不管怎样,还是要感谢你所做的一切。
- 3. His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university.
- 他那本带有精美插图的书见证了他对大学的热爱。
- 4. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.
- 他的妻子感到有些不舒服,想要回家。
- 5. Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?
- 好吧,关于生产商就讲这么多,那关于消费者呢?