首先我们来看下almost、mostly的大致意思
almost:词性为副词,表示接近程度或差距很小的情况,常用于描述数量或程度接近完全但还有一点差距的情况。
mostly:词性为副词,表示事物或情况的主要部分或占大部分比例的情况。
通过下面的图我们了解下almost、mostly的含义、发音和用法
接下来我们讲解几个用例,希望这些用例可以加深您的理解
almost:
This is almost an impossible task.
(这几乎是不可能完成的任务。)
They almost eat together every day.
(他们几乎每天都一起吃饭。)
I am almost out of money.
(我几乎没钱了。)
There is almost nobody in that place.
(那个地方几乎没有人。)
She is almost always late.
(她几乎总是迟到。)
He said almost nothing.
(他几乎没说话。)
mostly:
He is mostly in charge of this project.
(这个项目主要由他负责。)
She mostly spends her time reading.
(她大部分时间都在读书。)
They mostly play outside most of the time.
(他们通常大部分时间都在外面玩。)
I am mostly concerned with this issue.
(我主要关注这个问题。)
This book mostly describes historical events.
(这本书主要描述了历史事件。)
The weather in this city is mostly hot most of the time.
(这个城市的天气大部分时间都很炎热。)