區別 near 與 nearly

near(近) 可以當形容詞,也可以當副詞,nearly 雖然是由 near 加 -ly,意義上卻與 near 完全不一樣。 nearly = almost,"幾乎" 的意思。

It rained all night; the river is near its peak.

整晚一直在下雨,這條河已接近最高水位。

near 是形容詞

Come near so I won't have to shout.

靠近來,因而我不需要用喊。

near 是副詞

Mike is nearly fifty now.

Mike 將近五十歲了。

nearly 是副詞。 nearly = almost,幾乎。

Two decades ago, TB was thought to have been _______ eradicated.

(A) nearly (B) near

No one wants to sit _______ the smoking section.

(A) near (B) nearly

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