nigh
adverb /naɪ/
/naɪ/
- nigh on (old-fashioned) almost; nearly
几乎;差不多 - They've lived in that house for nigh on 30 years.
他们在那所房子里住了差不多 30 年了。
- They've lived in that house for nigh on 30 years.
- (old use or literary) near
靠近;近 - Winter was drawing nigh.
冬天快到了。
- Winter was drawing nigh.
词源Old English nēh, nēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch na, German nah. Compare with near.