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merely

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈmɪə.li]
  • 美式音标 [ˈmɪr.li]
  • 国际音标 ['miəli]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adv. 僅僅，衹不過；衹是

词源解说

  • 15世紀中期進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的mercus，意爲純淨，僅。

同根派生

  • adj性質的同根詞
    mere：僅僅的；衹不過的。
  • n性質的同根詞
    mere：小湖；池塘。

用法辨析

    adv. (副詞)

  • merely作副詞是“僅僅,衹不過”的意思,在句中一般脩飾謂語動詞,有時還可放在名詞前脩飾名詞。
  • Not merely位於句首時可引起主語和謂語部分倒裝。
  • merely無比較級和最高級形式。

英汉例句

    用作副詞 (adv.)

    用作狀語

  • I merely suggested you should do it again.There's no need to get annoyed.
    我衹是建議你應該重新做,你不需要爲此而不高興。

词组短语

    用作副詞 (adv.)

    ～+動詞

  • merely accept 僅僅接受
  • merely account 僅僅說明
  • merely add 僅僅加
  • merely begin 僅僅開始
  • merely choose 僅僅選擇

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • (ONLY) used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more
  • (NOT LARGE/IMPORTANT) used to emphasize that something is not large, important, or effective when compared to something else

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting.
  • You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.
  • You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.