You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. 几乎不; 简直不
adverb [方式副词]勉强,几乎不;刚…(就…),才;决不,一定不
You can use scarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way. 决不 • It can scarcely be coincidence. 这决不可能是巧合。