2 almost completely 还是 nearly completely
The mummified man's clothes had disintegrated _______ completely, but appeared to be mainly of leather and fur.
A. almost B. nearly
答案是 A，为什么可以用 almost completely 而不可用 nearly completely？
最佳答案 2018-10-14 18:29
almost和nearly的差异
1．句法上的差异
(1) almost可以用在any及否定词“no, no one, nobody, never, nothing, none, nowhere 等的前面，而nearly则不可以。eg：
There is almost no leadership at all．(不可用nearly)
但是，nearly可以用在否定词not之后，起加强否定陈述的作用，而almost则不可以。eg：
It's not nearly so nice．
We don't do nearly enough to help．
(2) almost可以用在以—ly结尾的副词的前面，而nearly则不可以。eg：
She said it almost crossly．
Your boss is almost certainly there．
(3) almost可以用在like之前，表示“相似，但不完全相同”或避免说得过于肯定；nearly则不可以。eg：
It made me feel almost like a hostess．
(4) very，so，pretty可以用在nearly前面，却不可用在almost前面。eg：
We were very nearly at the end Of our journey．
...the American who so nearly won the Open Championship in 1970．
I've pretty nearly finished．
2．语义上的细微差异
一般情况下，“It's almost five o'clock．”和“It's nearly five o'clock．”意思大致相同；但有时almost所表示的意思比nearly更接近一些。试比较：
It's nearly ten o'clock．(=perhaps 9．45) .
It's almost ten o'clock．(=perhaps 9．57)
3．语用上的差异
almost是一个“纯”程度副词，而nearly则不然，它同时还传达说话人的某种思想情绪和心理状态。eg：
It's nearly eight kilometers to the ZOO．
到动物园还有将近八公里呢。(比设想的要远些)
It cost me nearly twenty pounds．
它花了我将近20英镑呢。(比估计的价格高，嫌贵了一些)
（引自百度）
红体部分说明，nearly不能修饰以 ly结尾的副词。这就是为什么用almost 修饰completely，而不用nearly修饰。
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其它 4 个回答
almost可以修饰any, no, none, nothing, never 或表示“完全、彻底”意义的副词completely，而nearly 则不可以。
例如：
1. 我几乎从未见过他。
I almost never see him. （正）
I nearly never see him. （误）
2. 德茜的头发几乎全变成了灰色。
Dasey's hair has become almost completely gray. （正）
Dasey's hair has become nearly completely gray. （误）
almost 和completely 搭配的其他例句：
It is almost completely made up of gases. 它差不多完全由气体组成。
The topsoil has been almost completely washed away. 表层土壤已差不多完全给冲走了。
They were then almost completely cut off from the outside world. 这时他们和外界几乎完全隔绝了。
This town depends almost completely on tourist trade. 这个城镇几乎完全依靠旅游业为主。
Beethoven went deaf almost completely at the age of 40. 贝多芬在四十岁的时候,就几乎全部丧失了听力。
Rotterdam was almost completely bombed out during World War II. 鹿特丹在第二次世界大战期间几乎完全被炸毁。
They were almost completely cut off from the outside world. 这时他们和外界几乎完全隔绝了。
Later, Lake Otero almost completely dried up. 后来，安大略湖几乎完全干涸了。
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completely 是一个完整性副词。可以用 almost completely 而不可用 nearly completely。
The mummified man's clothes had disintegrated almost completely, but appeared to be mainly of leather and fur.
A. almost B. nearly
答案是 A，为什么可以用 almost completely 而不可用 nearly completely？
(1)almost 在程度上要比nearly 更接近某种程度
(2)almost 不能与completely连用
(1)nearly adv.几乎;差不多(英文解释： Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case)
Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds.
将近20秒的时间，戈兹沃思就那么一声不响地盯着我看。
(2)almost adv.几乎；差不多 （英文解释You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case）
The couple had been dating for almost three years.
这对情侣相恋已近3年。
The arrested man will almost certainly be kept at this police station.
几乎可以肯定，被逮捕的男子将被扣押在该警察局。
amost nearly区别如下
(1)almost强调“差一点……就”（=very nearly）,可用于no, none, nothing等前面，但nearly不可。almost不能用not修饰。
He almost knocked me down before he saw me.
他看到我之前差点把我撞倒。
Almost no one(=Hardly anyone)believes her.
几乎没有人相信她。
He said almost nothing worth listening to.
他说几乎没什么值得听的东西。
The couple had been dating for almost three years.
这对情侣相恋已近3年。
Storms have been hitting almost all of Britain recently.
最近几乎整个英国都受到了暴风雨的侵袭。
The effect is almost impossible to describe.
这种影响几乎无法用言语描述。
He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier.
他和皮特差不多高，但更瘦。
The arrested man will almost certainly be kept at this police station.
几乎可以肯定，被逮捕的男子将被扣押在该警察局。
He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.
他得了西班牙流感，险些丧命。
(2）nearly表示“接近”。常可与almost换用，但在具体数字前常用nearly. not修饰nearly 意为“远非”，“远不及”。
They are nearly at the end of their journey.
他们快结束旅行了。
It was already nearly eight o'clock.
已经快8点了。
I was nearly asleep.
我差不多都睡着了。
The voyage is nearly over.
航行即将结束。
You're nearly there.
你就快猜到了。
Hunter knew nearly all of this already.
这事亨特几乎已全知道了。
Several times Thorne nearly fell
有好几次索恩都差点跌倒。
I nearly had a heart attack when she told me.
当她告诉我时，我差点没犯心脏病。
The beach was nearly empty.
海滩差不多空无一人了。
They nearly always ate outside.
他们几乎总在外面吃饭。
备注:not nearly 远远不;根本不;远非
Father's flat in Paris wasn't nearly as grand as this.
爸爸在法国的公寓远不如这处宽敞。
Minerals in general are not nearly so well absorbed as other nutrients.
总体来说，矿物质远远不如其他营养成分好吸收。
British car workers did not earn nearly enough money to buy the products they were turning out.
英国汽车工人的工资远不足以购买自己制造的产品。
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四位老师，我认为nearly是可以与completely连用的，在【朗文多功能分类词典】p 1088的most词条中，对for the most part的英文解释为：nearly completely，mainly，in almost all cases or respects ：基本上，绝大部分，多半
在这个解释中nearly completely的意思是基本上
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