nearly/'nɪəlɪ $ 'nɪr-/

ad. almost and not completely

ad. 几乎，差不多，将近：We've nearly finished Book Three. 我们差不多上完第三册了。

◇He's lived here for nearly 10 years. 他住在这儿将近10年了。

构词near + -ly

✗ We have nearly nothing to do.

✓ We have almost nothing to do. 我们几乎无事可做。

辨析almost; nearly