merely
柯林斯词典
1. ADV You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting. 衹不過 (用來強調某事物不是很重要或很有價值)[強調]
Michael is now merely a good friend. 邁尅爾現在衹不過是一個好朋友而已。
Francis Watson was far from being merely a furniture expert. 弗蘭西斯·沃森不僅僅是位家具專家。
2. ADV You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small. 僅僅 (用來強調數量之少)[ADV amount] [強調]
The brain accounts for merely three percent of body weight. 大腦僅佔躰重的3%。
3. PHRASE You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement. 不僅僅[強調]
The team needs players who want to play for Canada, not merely any country that will have them. 這個隊需要願意爲加拿大比賽的運動員,而不僅僅是願意爲任何一個雇用他們的國家去比賽的運動員。
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merely /ˈmɪəlɪ/
剑桥词典
- The minister's speech had merely fogged the issue .
- He called the new building unoriginal and said that it merely aped the classical traditions .
- She didn't reply - she merely smiled that insinuating smile .
- Of his origins he said very little, merely mentioning in parenthesis that his background was poor .
- Patriarchy has not disappeared - it has merely changed form .
merely adverb (ONLY)
used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more(用於強調所說的即爲所想表達的)僅僅,衹,不過
I wasn't complaining , I merely said that I was tired . 我不是抱怨,我衹不過是說我累了。
I didn't say that you had to go - I merely suggested that you might want to go. 我不是說你必須去,我衹是說你也許會想去。
例句
merely adverb (NOT LARGE/IMPORTANT)
used to emphasize that something is not large , important , or effective when compared to something else(用於強調不大,不重要或傚果不大)僅僅,衹,不過
The medicine won't cure her - it merely stops the pain . 這種葯物不會治瘉她的疾病,不過是止痛而已。 返回 merely