nigh
adverb, preposition old-fashioned or literary uk/naɪ/ us/naɪ/
临近，接近
near
She must have written nigh on (= nearly but not quite) 50 books. 她肯定已经写了接近50本著作了。
The time is nigh (= it is nearly time) for us to make a decision. 快到我们作决定的时候了。
Synonyms: almostnearlyvirtually (ALMOST)
See also: well-nigh