nigh是什么意思_nigh怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;"near neighbors"
"in the near future"
"they are near equals"
"his nearest approach to success"
"a very near thing"
"a near hit by the bomb"
"she was near tears"
"she was close to tears"
"had a close call"

being on the left side;"the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"
"the animal"s left side is its near or nigh side"

Adverb:

near in time or place or relationship;"as the wedding day drew near"
"stood near the door"
"don"t shoot until they come near"
"getting near to the true explanation"
"her mother is always near"
"The end draws nigh"
"the bullet didn"t come close"
"don"t get too close to the fire"

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but;"the job is (just) about done"
"the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
"we"re almost finished"
"the car all but ran her down"
"he nearly fainted"
"talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
"the recording is well-nigh perfect"
"virtually all the parties signed the contract"
"I was near exhausted by the run"
"most everyone agrees"

中英词源

nigh 几乎，差不多

来自古英语neah,靠近，比较级near,最高级next,来自PIE*nek,达到，够到，词源同enough.

nigh: nigh: see near
nigh (adv.): "near," Old English neah (West Saxon), neh (Anglian), common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon nah, Old Frisian nei, Middle Dutch, Dutch na, Old High German nah, German nah, Gothic nehwa), with no cognates outside Germanic. The Old English progression was neah - near - niehsta, for "nigh - near - next." But the comparative near and the superlative nehst (see next) gradually evolved into separate words not felt as related to nigh. New comparative and superlative forms nigher, nighest developed 14c. as phonetic changes obscured the original relationships. As an adjective from Middle English.

词态变化

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权威造句

1. I had to pay nigh on forty pounds for it.: 我不得不为它花了将近40英镑。

2. The storm must still be nigh, she thought.: 她想暴风雨必定仍会到来。

3. They"ve lived in that house for nigh on 30 years.: 他们在那所房子里住了差不多30年了。

4. Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.: 遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。

5. He was nigh upon 20 miles.: 他离家差不多有20哩.

近反义词

well-nigh 几乎

come nigh 走近

draw nigh 接近

相似短语

nigh on adv.接近地

draw nigh 接近

far and nigh 远近, 到处, 四面八方

well nigh 几乎

单词分析

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记忆方法

1. nigh => 最高级：next.
2. nigh => 比较级：near.

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