scarcelyscarce•ly /'skeəslɪ/

adv

1. 几乎不，简直不

• He has scarcely changed since I saw him last time. 从我最后一次见到他至今，他几乎没变。

2. 刚刚，才

• The boy is scarcely 10 years old. 这个小男孩才10岁。

• Scarcely had I stepped out when it began to rain. 我刚刚一出门，天就开始下雨了。

3. 一定不，决不

• I believe he can scarcely have said that. 我相信他决不会说出那种话。