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. 只不过 (用来强调某事物不是很重要或很有价值)[强调]
Michael is now merely a good friend. 迈克尔现在只不过是一个好朋友而已。
Francis Watson was far from being merely a furniture expert. 弗兰西斯·沃森不仅仅是位家具专家。
2. ADV You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small. 仅仅 (用来强调数量之少)[ADV amount] [强调]
The brain accounts for merely three percent of body weight. 大脑仅占体重的3%。
3. PHRASE You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement. 不仅仅[强调]
The team needs players who want to play for Canada, not merely any country that will have them. 这个队需要愿意为加拿大比赛的运动员,而不仅仅是愿意为任何一个雇用他们的国家去比赛的运动员。
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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(用于强调所说的即为所想表达的)仅仅,只,不过
I wasn't complaining , I merely said that I was tired . 我不是抱怨,我只不过是说我累了。
I didn't say that you had to go - I merely suggested that you might want to go. 我不是说你必须去,我只是说你也许会想去。
例句
merely adverb (NOT LARGE/IMPORTANT)
used to emphasize that something is not large , important , or effective when compared to something else(用于强调不大,不重要或效果不大)仅仅,只,不过
The medicine won't cure her - it merely stops the pain . 这种药物不会治愈她的疾病,不过是止痛而已。 返回 merely