nigh

C2 FREQ #19417 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 在附近的 adv. 在附近地 prep. 近于

发音

US /naɪ/
AU /naɪ/

词形变化

nighed nigheth nighing nighs 三单 nighs nighing 现在分词 nighed 过去式 nighed 过去分词 nigher 比较级 nigher nighest more nigh 比较级 nighest 最高级 most nigh 最高级

别名

ny

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

    靠近

    接近

    及物/不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Near, close by.

    古体 诗歌

    The end is nigh!

    Daybreak is drawing nigh.

  2. 2.

    Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.

adv. C2
  1. 1.

    Almost, nearly.

prep.
  1. 1.

    near; close to

    When the Moon is horned […] is it not ever nigh the Sun?

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

close near

近义相关 5

left hot warm nearby adjacent
副词

同义词 8

about most close almost near nearly virtually well nigh

相关短语

well nigh 几乎 nigh on 接近地

词源

Etymology tree 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”).

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