scarcely less

Hisclassmates could scarcely have chosen a less apt moniker.

他的同学们很少会获得这种难得的昵称.

the other problem raised by the same inquirer is scarcely less vital : infant mortality

同一位问讯者所提出的另一问题，其重要性不亚于此：婴儿死亡率。

before the credit crunch, investors seemed scarcely less keen to lend to italy than to germany.

信贷紧缩之前，投资者似乎更愿向意大利借贷，而忽视德国。

and we are scarcely less eager.

我们也几乎同样热切地希望和她重逢

mr. darcy is impatient to see his sister, and to confess the truth, we are scarcely less eager to meet her again.

达西先生急着要去看看他妹妹；说老实话，我们也差不多同样热切地希望和她重逢。

His classmates could scarcely have chosen a less apt moniker.

他的同学当然不会随便给人取个不相称的绰号。

the bill for bolstering finland's banks in the early 1990s came to 8% of gdp; sweden's bail-out was scarcely less dear.

1990年代初期芬兰银行危机的帐单达到GDP的8%；瑞典危机的代价是极为少见的便宜。

scarcely less important than machinery in the agricultural revolution was science.

在农业革命中，科学没有机械重要。

nowadays, some opposition people regard a nuclear-capable iran with scarcely less alarm than iran's foreign foes.

目前，一些反对派人士对有核伊朗的警惕不亚于对外敌的警惕。

and we are scarcely less eager to meet her again.

我们也很想再见到她

mary kissel of the wall street journal was scarcely less scathing.

《华尔街日报》的玛丽·基塞尔（MaryKissel）几乎同样尖刻。