scarcely

副詞

1. 1

   幾乎不、簡直不

   She spoke so softly that I could scarcely hear her.

   她講話很小聲，我幾乎聽不見。

2. 2

   才剛、剛剛常與 when 連用

   We had scarcely sat down when the phone rang.

   我們才剛坐下，電話就響了。

3. 3

   僅僅、不過

   The whole meeting lasted scarcely ten minutes.

   整場會議只開了不到十分鐘。

4. 4

   絕不、當然不用於委婉否定

   You can scarcely blame him for wanting to leave.

   他想離開，實在很難怪他。