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nigh

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🇺🇸 /nˈaɪ/
adj 编号: N00709 BNC #21134 COCA #24608
nigh 是一个古旧或诗意的英语词,核心意思是“近、接近”;它还可表示“几乎”,并可作介词、动词使用,另可作为姓氏。
💡 记忆钩子
把 nigh 想成某物正向你靠近:空间上是“近在旁边”,时间或程度上就是“几乎到了”,动作上则是“走近、接近”;因此它的各种主要用法都围绕“距离缩短”这一核心。
📝 学习建议
  • 先记住“近、接近”这一核心,再理解副词“几乎”;不要把 nigh 当作现代英语中普通、自然的 near 使用。
  • 现代英语里它通常带有古旧、诗意或文学色彩,看到它时常可先按 near 或 nearly 理解。
📖 中文释义
adj
  • core 近的;接近的
    📖 表示在空间、时间等方面距离很近,常带有“就要到了”的感觉;现代英语中多用 near。
    💡 常用于“某事物已接近”的结构,尤其是表示结局或时刻将至。它多见于古旧、诗意或庄重语境,不要在普通会话中把它当作 near 的常规替换。
    archaic poetic
    The end is nigh!
    末日将近了!
  • rare 关系亲近的;密切相关的
    📖 从物理上的“靠近”引申为关系、血缘或处境上的亲近、密切相连,主要用于古旧或宗教文学语境。
    💡 常用于表示人与人、群体之间关系密切的句型,通常带有庄重或文学色彩。现代英语一般改用 close、closely related 或 intimate,不能把它自然地用于普通社交表达。
nigher comparative more nigh comparative nighest superlative most nigh superlative
adv
  • core 几乎;差不多
    📖 表示某种状态或程度已经非常接近,但还没有完全达到,相当于“几乎、差不多”。
    💡 常放在形容词或副词前,例如表示“几乎同样……”或“几乎完全……”。它多见于古旧或文学文本,现代日常英语中应优先使用 almost 或 nearly。
    not-comparable
    The room was nigh impossible to enter.
    这个房间几乎不可能进入。
name
  • rare 姓氏
    📖 nigh 也可以是人的姓氏;此时它不是“接近”的意思。
    💡 通常出现在姓名中,直接作为姓氏使用。不要因为它与普通词 nigh 同形,就把人名中的它解释成“接近”。
Nighs plural
prep
  • core 在……附近;接近……
    📖 表示某人或某物靠近另一个地点、事物或时刻,仍然是“距离很近”这一核心意思。
    💡 常用于“nigh + 名词短语”的结构,表示接近某个地点或天体等。它主要见于诗歌、古典文学或仿古表达,日常英语一般用 near 或 close to。
    The ship sailed nigh the shore.
    船驶近海岸。
verb
  • rare 接近;靠近
    📖 表示向某人或某物走近、来到近处,是“近”这一核心概念的动作形式。
    💡 常见于“draw nigh”这类固定的文学化表达,也可描述某个对象逐渐靠近。现代英语通常用 approach、near 或 come close to,不要把它当作普通动词使用。
    ambitransitive
nighs present,singular,third-person nighing participle,present nighed participle,past nighed past
📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 3 组
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
同义词集: about almost most nearly near nigh virtually well-nigh
the job is (just) about done
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
we're almost finished
the car all but ran her down
he nearly fainted
talked for nigh onto 2 hours
the recording is well-nigh perfect
virtually all the parties signed the contract
I was near exhausted by the run
most everyone agrees
near in time or place or relationship; ; ; ; ; ; ;
同义词集: near nigh close
as the wedding day drew near
stood near the door
don't shoot until they come near
getting near to the true explanation
her mother is always near
The end draws nigh
the bullet didn't come close
don't get too close to the fire
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
同义词集: near close nigh
near neighbors
in the near future
they are near equals
his nearest approach to success
a very near thing
a near hit by the bomb
she was near tears
she was close to tears
had a close call
反义: far 近似: adjacent, hot, nearby, warm
🌳 词源
来自古英语 nēah、nēh,和表示“近”的荷兰语、德语等词同源;作为英语姓氏时是 Nye 的变体。
Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Proto-West Germanic *nāhw Old English nēah Middle English neygh English nigh Inherited from Middle English neygh, from Old English nēah, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
🔄 变式
more nigh compar most nigh superl nighed past nigher compar nighest superl nighing present Nighs plural
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