单词 | hardly |
释义 | hardlyadverb hard·ly ˈhärd-lē 1 a —used to emphasize a minimal amount or degree I hardly knew her. [=I didn't know her well at all.]It's almost new—there's hardly a scratch [=there are almost no scratches] on it.There's been hardly any [=almost no] news.There's hardly any [=almost none] left.Hardly anyone [=almost no one] showed up.We hardly ever [=almost never] see you these days! b : by a narrow margin of time : only just We've hardly begun. c : almost not I can hardly believe it! She was hardly able to control her excitement. d : certainly not That news is hardly surprising. That hardly seems fair. [=that certainly does not seem fair] If you're satisfied with what you've got, you're hardly going to look for anything better.—Flannery O'Connor e informal —used to soften a negative … you can't hardly tell who anyone is or isn't.—George Bernard Shaw 2 dated : with difficulty : painfully … where the means of existence was wrung so hardly from the soil …—Sir Winston Churchill 3 dated : in a severe manner : harshly Things may go hardly with us … before the war is over.—Nevil Shute … he ranted on in a towering passion of wrath and grief. … He believed himself hardly used indeed.—E. Barrington (Elizabeth Louisa Moresby Beck) 4 archaic : with force : vigorously … earrings jangling down hardly on diminutive gold chains …—Osbert Sitwell Can hardly be used with a negative?: Usage Guide
Hardly in sense 1d is used sometimes with not for emphasis. Just another day at the office? Not hardly. In sense 1e with a negative verb (such as can't, wouldn't, didn't) it does not make a double negative but softens the negative. In "you can't hardly find a red one," the sense is that you can find a red one, but only with difficulty; in "you can't find a red one," the sense is that red ones are simply not available. Use of hardly with a negative verb is a speech form; it is most commonly heard in Southern and Midland speech areas. In other speech areas and in all discursive prose, hardly is normally used with a positive. You can hardly find a red one. hardly adverb1 as in severely in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering the new judge vowed to deal hardly with repeat offenders Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in no certainly not I would hardly think someone with her attitude could make a good manager Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in barely by a very small margin we were hardly able to make it back to camp before darkness set in Synonyms & Similar Words
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4 as in sadly with feelings of bitterness or grief his broker did not think that he would take his financial losses so hardly Synonyms & Similar Words
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5 as in hard with great effort or determination the state championship was a hardly fought contest between two evenly matched teams Synonyms & Similar Words
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