scarcely

zar zor, neredeyse hiç

Ancak çok az ölçüde; neredeyse hiç değil.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Only just, or almost not at all.

• I could scarcely hear her.
• There was scarcely enough food for everyone.
• Scarcely had he arrived when it began to rain.

Nasıl kullanılır: scarcely had someone done something when… (Scarcely had we sat down when the phone rang.)

Eş anlamlılar: barely, hardly

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: scarcely enough, can scarcely hear, scarcely any

pek de değil, hiç de değil

Bir şeyin açıkça mantıklı, doğru veya uygun olmadığını belirtir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used to say that something is clearly not reasonable, true, or suitable.

• That is scarcely fair.
• You can scarcely blame her for leaving.
• His disappointment was scarcely surprising after so much effort.

Eş anlamlılar: hardly

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: can scarcely expect, scarcely surprising, scarcely fair

muhtemelen olmaz, pek olası değil

Bir şeyin gerçekleşmesinin veya mümkün olmasının düşük ihtimal olduğunu belirtir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used to say that something is unlikely to happen or be possible.

• Without help, they would scarcely succeed.
• You could scarcely find fish here without the breeding programme.
• Such a small boat would scarcely survive that storm.

Eş anlamlılar: hardly

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: would scarcely survive, could scarcely find