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most/mostly

核心问题

The scientists whoA\frac{who}{A} areB\frac{are}{B} probably mostlyC\frac{mostly}{C} interested in flights to the moon are geologists.

(TOEFL)

mostmostly 有什么区别?

词典解答

不能把 mostly 理解为 most 的副词。mostlymost 的含义是不同的。mostly 的主要含义是:“大部分”“主要地”。

  1. The men at the party were mostly fairly young. (EED) 聚会上的人大都相当年轻。

  2. The audience consisted mostly of women. (Wood) 观众中大部分是妇女。

  3. She uses her car mostly for going to the shops. (LDCE) 她用车主要是去商店买东西。请做下面的英语试题:

The students are ____ young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty.

A. most B. almost C. mostly D. at most(全国高考)

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