wellnigh

And, as in the legend, it had resulted that her Cyprian image had suddenly appeared upon his altar, whereby the fire of the priest had been wellnigh extinguished.

现在倒有些像传说中的那个故事，她那爱神一样的形象现在他的祭坛上，那位牧师祭坛上的圣火都快要因此接近熄灭了。

Presently she stepped into the kitchen, and Sid, happy in his immunity, reached for the sugar-bowl -- a sort of glorying over Tom which was wellnigh unbearable.

过了一，她走到厨房去了；希德因为得到了特权，非常高兴，伸手去拿糖罐——这是故意表示得意的一种举动，令非常难受。