scarcely
翻譯
幾乎不, 簡直不, 勉強
例句
I could scarcely believe it.
我幾乎無法相信。
Scarcely had I arrived when the trouble started.
我剛一到，麻煩就開始了。
文法模式
scarcely + verb 幾乎不 I could scarcely believe it.
Scarcely had + 主語 + p.p. ... when ... 一…就… Scarcely had I arrived when the trouble started.
近義詞
同義詞: hardly, barely, almost not (幾乎不)
詞源
由形容詞 'scarce'（稀缺的）加上構成副詞的後綴 '-ly' 組成。
記憶技巧
某物太「稀缺(scarce)」了，以至於你「幾乎(scarcely)」找不到它。注意當它位於句首時會引起倒裝。