1. nearly 和 almost 是近義詞。都是“將近，幾乎”的意思。
nearly 和 almost 之間的區別：
A. 「nearly」通常後面接數字。
Nearly 72,000 people attended the Texans playoff game Sunday
近72,000人參加了德州人的季後賽。
B. 主詞是表示否定的不定代詞, 用almost。
Almost nobody bought that brand of milk.
幾乎沒有人買那個牌子的牛奶。
C. Almost is typically followed by adverbs.
almost always, almost certainly
He is almost always the first one to arrive at the office.
他幾乎總是第一個到辦公室的人。 The weather forecast says it will almost certainly rain tomorrow.
天氣預報說明天幾乎肯定會下雨。
他幾乎總是第一個到辦公室的人。 The weather forecast says it will almost certainly rain tomorrow.
天氣預報說明天幾乎肯定會下雨。
2. mostly＝mainly「大部分」「主要地」「通常地」。
His stories were mostly about his life abroad.
他的故事主要是關於他在國外的生活。
The students in our class are mostly from Taiwan.
我們班上的學生大部分來自台灣。
我們班上的學生大部分來自台灣。
His stories were mostly about his life abroad.
他的故事主要是關於他在國外的生活。
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