hardly

用法

hardly

通常放在被修饰语之前,但句中有(几个)助动词时,则在(第一)助动词之后,

i)在形容词之前:

That is hardly surprising.

(那几乎不足为奇)

I had hardly any money.

(我简直没有钱)

ii)在代名词之前:

Hardly anybody came.

(几乎没有人来)

iii)在副词之前:

He hardly ever

(=almost never)

goes to the movies nowadays.

v)在助动词之后:

She can hardly walk.

(她简直不能行走)

字辨

hardly: 强调完全没有余裕,几乎接近否定的意味

We hardly had time for breakfast.

scarcely: 与hardly没什么差别,指几乎等于零,很难够用

He has scarcely anything to wear.

barely: 表示刚刚够,没有多余

He has barely enough money to live on.