well-nigh
adv. 幾乎,可謂
Well-nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly.
Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.
找到一塊顏色、尺寸和價格都符合你要求的毛毯幾乎是不可能的。
...a hierarchical structure that was well-nigh unassailable.
幾乎不可撼動的等級制度
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
It's well nigh impossible to convince him.
要說服他幾乎不可能.
That has been my stated policy well nigh two thousand years.
這也是我近2000年來的既定原則.
But as for him, his feet were almost gone ; his steps had well - nigh slipped.
至於他, 他的腳幾乎失閃,險些滑跌.
Almost and very well nigh saves many a lie.
差不多和幾乎,掩飾了不少謊言.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped.
至於我, 我的腳幾乎失閃.我的腳險些滑跌.