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The claims were not only quite false but also very _______ dishonest. (almost, nearly)

请问怎么选？查语法书，在讲 almost, nearly 的分析中没有查到类似区别。

根据英语习惯，我们可以说 very nearly，但通常不说 very almost。所以你的句子宜用 nearly，因为其前有 very 的修饰。又如下面的句子也不宜用 almost 代替 nearly：

He was very nearly caught. 他差点就被抓到。

They were very nearly forced to turn back. 他们差点被迫返回。

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The claims were not only quite false but also very nearly dishonest. 该要求不仅相当无根据，而且几乎也不诚实。

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在英式英语中，nearly 前可用 very 和 so：He was very nearly caught. 他差点儿被抓住。（摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9版p.57）

It's very nearly time to go home. 差不多是时候回家了。（摘自《朗文当代高级英语辞典》英英英汉双解版）

very 和 pretty 可以和 nearly 连用，但不能和 almost 连用。

I've very / pretty nearly finished. 我已几乎完成了。(不能说：... very almost ...) （摘自《牛津英语用法指南》第四版 366.1）

所以，The claims were not only quite false but also very _______ dishonest. (almost, nearly) 这道题应该用 nearly。