hardly

hardly
adverb
  1. scarcely (used to qualify a statement by saying that it is true to an insignificant degree)
    ［用于表示程度的微不足道］几乎不
    it is hardly bigger than a credit card.
    它几乎不比信用卡大。
    ■only a very short time before
    刚…就
    the party had hardly started when the police arrived.
    聚会才刚开始，警察就来了。
    ■only with great difficulty
    好不容易才；几乎无法
    she could hardly sit up straight.
    她几乎无法坐直。
    ■no or not (suggesting surprise at or disagreement with a statement)
    ［用于对某一说法表示惊讶或不同意］没，不
    I hardly think so.
    我不这么认为。
  2. (archaic)harshly
    (古)严厉的；苛刻的
    the rule worked hardly.
    规则运作得严格而苛刻。
常用词组
hardly any
  1. almost no
    几乎没有
    they sold hardly any books.
    他们几乎连一本书都没有卖掉。
  2. almost none
    几乎没人
    hardly any had previous convictions.
    几乎没人有前科。
hardly ever
  1. very rarely
    很少
    we hardly ever see them.
    我们很少见到他们。
用法
  1. Words like hardly, scarcely, and rarely should not be used with negative constructions. Thus, it is correct to say I can hardly wait but incorrect to say I can't hardly wait. This is because adverbs like hardly are treated as if they were negatives, and it is a well-known grammatical rule of standard English that double negatives (i.e. in this case having hardly and not in the same clause) are not acceptable. Words like hardly behave as negatives in other respects as well, as for example in combining with words like any or at all, which normally only occur where a negative is present (thus, standard usage is I've got hardly any money but not I've got any money).See usage at double negative
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