hardly和nearly的区别
hardlyadv.刚刚, 几乎不.表示否定
nearly表示“几乎”、“差不多”不是表示否定
nearly不能倒装hardly有倒装形式,hardly...had...；hardly....when..
almost(nearly but not quite)和nearly (almost, but not completely or exactly)都意为：“几乎，差不多”，是常用的同(近)义词。在很多情况下，在作程度副词(adverbs of degree)修饰动词、形容词、副词、数词和名词(短语)时，两者通常可以换用。如：1) She fell and almost (nearly) broke her neck. 2) I nearly (almost) missed the train. 3) It was almost (nearly) dark. 4) Frozen vegetables are nearly (almost) always cheaper than fresh ones. 5) I am almost (nearly) twenty-one years old. 6) It’s almost (nearly) time to start. 7) We had been waiting almost (nearly) the whole morning but there was still no sign of him.尤其是在表达几乎、接近(到达、感到满足)的时候，如：8) We had almost (nearly) reached our destination. 9) The man is almost (nearly) 90 years old.
此外，两者都可以修饰不定代词，all, every 和everybody。如：10) Almost (Nearly) all of my friends came to the party. 11) Now let me try to explain how and why these things have come to pass in almost (nearly) every civilized country.
然而，almost和nearly两者并不完全同义，用法也不尽相同。首先，almost语气较重，它所表示的接近程度大于nearly，因此很多权威词典都将它释义为very nearly but not completely, 请比较两个颇为有趣的例子：12)A book that is almost completed is nearer its completion than one that is nearly completed. 13)It’s almost lunch time(若12点是午饭时间则可能是11点57分)It’s nearly lunch time.(可能是11点45分)其次，在使用频率上，almost 高于nearly,即almost 更为普通、多用，尤其是在口语中；almost 多用于美国英语，而nearly 则多用英国英语。前者侧重于“短缺，差一点儿，不足”，而后者nearly 则表示“接近”。如：14)They had almost finished when they were interrupted. 15) They are nearly at the end of their journey.还有，在nearly的前面可以用very, pretty和not来修饰，而almost则不可能。如：16) I very nearly did forget. 17) We pretty nearly missed the train.再有，在否定词no, none, never, nobody, no one, nothing, nowhere等之前可以用almost,但不可用nearly。如：18)There was almost no snow that winter. 19)Almost no one (Hardly anyone)believed him. 20) She said almost nothing worth hearing.
顺便提一下，由于any常用于否定结构，所以它也可与almost连用。如：21)Almost any bus will do.但应注意，almost不可后接not,如不可说：I am almost not prepared.(但可以说almost impossible, almost unprepared等)上述只有almost 可后接否定词的原因是否定词不能给予具体的衡量或比较；由于同样的原因，在一些内含感情或心态(feeling or state of mind)的场合，一般也只可用almost,相当于汉语的“简直”。 如：22)I almost wish I had taken his advice. 23)You could almost imagine you were in Switzerland. 24)It almost seems (looks) that something is wrong with the TV set.
在当代英语中，almost 有时并不强调其but not completedly or exactly(但不完全或确切是)的含义，而多少有点肯定的成分，相当于virtually或practically(可以说是)。如：25)The holidays are almost over. 26)I believe you’re almost honest.
还应该记住，通常不说not almost，但可说not nearly ，其意不是“不近于，不近乎”，而是意为“远远不(够)，一点也不”(not at all)，而且已经是成语型的固定用法了。如：27)It is not nearly so expensive as I thought. 28)I have ￡20, but that is not nearly enough for my (journey)fare.
最后，在当代英语中有将almost作形容词用的倾向，而nearly作形容词用却比较少见(有例外情况)。如: 29)Mazo had innocent brown eyes and baby cheeks and an almost sweetness about him... 30)At nearly Christmas the foliage was as brilliant as when the outrage was committed.
参考资料：http://edu.sina.com.cn/en/2006-11-14/195937226.html
hardly和nearly的区别为：指代不同、用法不同、侧重点不同
一、指代不同
1、hardly：几乎不。
2、nearly：差不多。
二、用法不同
1、hardly：hardly是具有否定意义的副词，基本意思是“几乎不，几乎没有，很少”。修饰表示能力的词，可表示事实上不可能，暗示“困难”之意。
2、nearly：nearly的基本意思是“几乎，差不多”，强调“尚有不足”，表示事情“想要做而没做成”“很可能发生但还未发生”的程度，可修饰名词、动词、形容词、副词和介词。
三、侧重点不同
1、hardly：侧重于指就差一点点。
2、nearly：侧重于指很接近，但是还有一定的距离。
两个词的意思几乎相反。
hardly是“几乎不”的意思，表示否定；
nearly跟"almost"差不多，是“几乎、差不多”的意思。
比如：
This lillte boy could hardly understand what you said.这个小家伙几乎不懂你说的啥。
She is nearly 20。她快20岁了。
Hardly:几乎不的意思
Nearly:几乎的意思
两个都是副词
崔琳蛭龙：[答案] hardlyadv.刚刚,几乎不.表示否定 nearly表示“几乎”、“差不多”不是表示否定 nearly不能倒装hardly有倒装形式,hardly...had...;hardly.when..
安塞县15552394480： hardly与nearly有什么不同?？
崔琳蛭龙： 答案:hardly1.几乎不,简直不(常用作＂不＂的委婉语) 2.不十分,仅,才 3.严厉地,粗鲁地 4.艰辛地,费力地 nearly1.差不多,几乎 2.密切地,亲密地 3.吝啬地
安塞县15552394480： ＂NEARLY＂与“HARDLY”的不同点他们不都是都有差不多的意思? - ？
崔琳蛭龙：[答案] 拜托…… nearly是几乎都…… hardly是几乎不…… 两个根本就是相反的意思啊…… He can hardly pass the exam.(他几乎不可能通过考试) The coat nearly fits.(这件上衣差不多合适)
安塞县15552394480： nearly.almost.hardly的用法和区别 - ？
崔琳蛭龙： nearly与almost的用法在大多数情况下可以通用,都表达对事物的大致判断,可以修饰数量词、形容词、动词等.而hardly则主要用于否定句式,意思为,几乎不……,难以…….
安塞县15552394480： hardly. nearly 区别?？
崔琳蛭龙： hardly 是几乎不 nearly 是几乎 不能用于否定
安塞县15552394480： nearly,almost,hardly的具体区别与用法,最好有例句 - ？
崔琳蛭龙： hardly 用语表示否定 Hardly anyone likes talking with him almost就是一般的几乎 nearly 也是几乎的意思,不过个人认为理解为接近更好 She is nearly fifty now. 学英语,语感最重要^_^
安塞县15552394480： hardly、not nearly、 almost not的区别 - ？
崔琳蛭龙：[答案] hardly:adv.几乎不---从 not nearly:adv.几乎要 almost not:adv 差一点 A:当要表示“接近”或“就要到了”时最好用nearly;当想表达“不足”或“尚差一点儿”时最好用almost B:nearly 表示一种程度;almost 表示数量
安塞县15552394480： hardly,amostly,nearly这类表示＂将近,几乎＂的词有什么区别,并举例. - ？
崔琳蛭龙：[答案] almost(nearly but not quite)和nearly (almost,but not completely or exactly)都意为:“几乎,差不多”,是常用的同(近)义词.在很多情况下,在作程度副词(adverbs of degree)修饰动词、形容词、副词、数词和名词(短...
安塞县15552394480： 辨析nearly,almost,hardlynearly,alm ？
崔琳蛭龙： hardly 不与no 连用;nearly不用于否定句;almost 可以和否定词no one | nothing | none | nobody | never连用. Almost no one in our class would make friends with her. 几乎班上没有人愿意和她交朋友. When we got here, he had done almost everything.
安塞县15552394480： hardly `nearly `really的区别？
崔琳蛭龙： hardly 是 几乎不 nearly 是几乎 really 是 真的
