nigh on

可视为一个复合介词，相当于nearly，almost；表示：接近，差不多，几乎。一般多指数量、数字或年龄等接近，差不多，如：

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。

I've been one of your number one fans for nigh on three years now...

我一直是你的铁杆粉丝之一，到现在快3年了。

I had to pay nigh on forty pounds for it.

我不得不为它花了将近40英镑。

My father died nigh on ten years ago, but he lived to see his first grandson

我父亲过世差不多10年了，不过他活着时见到了第一个孙儿的出世。

It’s not just that it’s nigh on impossible for young people to achieve extreme success – the process of trying to do that can be problematic too.

他们几乎完全不可能取得巨大成功，不仅如此，他们奋力拼搏想要取得成功的过程可能也是有问题的。

Killing religious ideas is nigh on impossible.

消灭宗教观念则几乎是不可能的。

有时候也可以和well搭配使用，变成well-nigh，看下面的句子

Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.

遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。

Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.

找到一块颜色、尺寸和价格都符合你要求的毛毯几乎是不可能的。