副词
1. 几乎;差不多
Well-nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly.
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
all but
e.g. the job is (just) about done
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
we're almost finished
the car all but ran her down
he nearly fainted
talked for nigh onto 2 hours
the recording is well-nigh perfect
virtually all the parties signed the contract
I was near exhausted by the run
most everyone agrees