Merely
[ 'mɪrli ]
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adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 词根助记
mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
📝 例句
The difference is merely verbal.
那只不过是言辞上的差异。
A merely seeming swiftness of our vessel will keep him dumb.
如果我们的航船稍微有点摇晃，他就会感到闷闷不乐。
Economics can not stand content merely to describe the truths of life.
经济学不能仅仅满足于描述生活的实际情况。
Are no probabilities to be accepted merely because they are not certainties?
难道仅仅由于事情不具备必然性，我们就不承认它们也有或然性？
Don't strive merely for quantity of production.
在生产中不要单纯地追求数量。
🌱 联想助记
【记】me-我,re-谐音“阿姨”,ly-拼音“龙眼”:我和阿姨只不过在吃龙眼
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
merely
adv only; simply 仅; 只; 不过
I merely asked his name. 我只问了他的名字.
I meant it merely as a joke. 我原意只不过是开个玩笑.
🔁 扩展释义
*['miәli]ad. 只
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We'll have to buy some more bricks. I don't think these will be enough.
我们需要买更多的砖。我认为这些不够。
As a result of these wars and diseases, the Maori population fell from 100,000 to 42,000.
由于这些战争与疾病，毛利人的人口从100，000人下降到4，200人。
When the bees came back to the hive, Von Frisch saw a curious sight.
当蜜蜂返回蜂箱时，冯·弗里施看到一个奇特的现象。