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読み方 ほとんど

副詞

1

（＝約）about; some; in the neighbourhood of; in the vicinity of; in the region of; in round numbers

• 生徒の数は殆ど五千
  The number of student is about 5,000―some 5,000―in the neighbourhood of 5,000―5,000 in round numbers.

2

（＝略）nearly; almost; all but; nigh upon; well nigh; little short of

用例

• 普請は殆どでき上がった
  The building is nearly finished―almost finished―all but finished.

• 彼が助かったのは殆ど奇蹟だ
  His escape is little short of a miracle.
• 時は殆ど十二時
  It is nigh upon twelve―on the stroke of twelve.
• 殆どおしまいだ
  It is very nigh over.

3

用例

• 殆ど無い
  There is little―little, if any―scarcely any―hardly any―next to none.

• 殆ど疑い無し
  There is little doubt about it.
• 殆ど見込無し
  There is little hope―little, if any, hope―scarcely any hope.
• 殆ど言うに及ばぬ
  I need scarcely say.
• 彼が家にいることは殆ど無い
  He is scarcely ever―hardly ever―at home.
• 得るところ殆ど無し
  I gained scarcely anything―next to nothing.
• それは殆ど不可能である
  It is hardly possible―next to impossible.

4

用例

• 殆ど同じ
  much the same

• 殆どそのよう
  much such
• 君と僕は殆ど同じ境遇だ
  You and I are in much the same situation.
• 殆どそのような境遇に立っている
  I am in much such a situation.
• 待遇は罪人と殆ど同然だ
  They treat me much as if I were a criminal.
• 彼らは殆ど同年輩だ
  They are very much of an age.
• 殆ど同じ背格好だ
  They are very much of a size.

代用動詞

To border on, verge on （some state）; to amount almost to （something）

用例

• 彼が助かったのは殆ど奇蹟だ
  His escape borders on the miraculous.

• 彼は殆ど詐欺に近い手段を用いる
  He resorts to means bordering on fraud―verging on fraud.
• 彼らの熱心は殆ど発狂に近い
  Their zeal verges on madness.
• 彼らの信仰は殆ど迷信に近い
  Their faith verges on superstition.
• 彼の歎願は殆ど脅迫に近い
  His request amounts almost to a threat.

特例

• あの先生は教科書を殆ど暗記している
  He has the text-books at his fingers' ends.