scarcely/ˈskeəslɪ/
adv.1. 不足地，不充分地， 几乎没有There is scarcely enough food.几乎没有足够的食物。
There was scarcely anything mentioned about that contract.关于那份合同几乎什么也没提到。
Now, there is scarcely a student who does not want to earn a little money to help cover the increasingly higher college costs.现在，大学生无不想赚点钱来贴补越来越高的大学费用。
I scarcely have leisure for/ to play tennis this afternoon.今天下午我没有空打网球。
2. 一定不； 绝不He can scarcely have said so.他一定不会这么说。