entirely的修饰语及用于否定句中的用法

entirely的修饰语及用于否定句中的用法

1. 用于否定句中构成的是部分否定。如：

His work was not entirely satisfactory. 他的工作并非完全令人满意。

To be fair, he wasn’t entirely to blame. 说句公道话，这不能全怪他。

2. 一般不与 very 连用，但可以与 almost 连用。如：

他对自己所做的事差不多全忘了。

误：He had very entirely forgotten what he had done.

误：He had forgotten what he had done very entirely.

正：He had almost entirely forgotten what he had done.(www.yygrammar.com)