I'll try to get in touch with him but he's _____ ever at home when I phone.为什么是hardly不是rarely?有人说hardly ever 是固定搭配,表示很少,极少?我们老师说,因为ever 是程度副词,然后什么什么的,没听懂.
问题描述：
I'll try to get in touch with him but he's _____ ever at home when I phone.为什么是hardly不是rarely?
有人说hardly ever 是固定搭配,表示很少,极少?
我们老师说,因为ever 是程度副词,然后什么什么的,没听懂.
答
hardly带否定意义,hardly ever含never的意思,可以当成固定词组记忆.
rarely只表示少的意思.