merely

英 [ˈmɪəli]

美 [ˈmɪrli]

adv.  仅仅; 只不过

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1273 / COCA.1988

牛津词典

adv.

• 仅仅；只不过
  used meaning ‘only’ or ‘simply’ to emphasize a fact or sth that you are saying
  1. It is not merely a job, but a way of life.
     这不仅仅是一份工作，而且是一种生活方式。
  2. He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her.
     他什么也没说，只是微笑着看着她。
  3. They agreed to go merely because they were getting paid for it.
     他们同意去只是因为他们会得到酬劳。
  4. I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway.
     我说的不过是些常识。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 只不过;仅仅
  You usemerelyto emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting.
  1. Michael is now merely a good friend...
     迈克尔现在仅仅是个不错的朋友而已。
  2. Francis Watson was far from being merely a furniture expert...
     弗朗西斯·沃森远远不止是个家具行家。
  3. Merely because you believe a thing is right, it isn't automatically so...
     事情不会仅仅因为你相信它是对的，就会必然如此。
  4. They are offering merely technical assistance.
     他们仅仅是在提供技术援助。
• ADV 只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小)
  You usemerelyto emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.
  1. The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.
     大脑仅占体重的3%。
• PHRASE 不仅仅
  You usenot merelybefore the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
  1. The team needs players who want to play cricket for England, not merely any country that will have them...
     球队需要的是想为英格兰而战的板球选手，而不是愿为任何国家打球的选手。
  2. His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people.
     他所犯的不止是偷窃罪，而是针对老年人的暴力犯罪。

英英释义

adv

• and nothing more
  1. I was merely asking
  2. it is simply a matter of time
  3. just a scratch
  4. he was only a child
  5. hopes that last but a moment
  Synonym:simplyjustonlybut

双语例句

• It is merely [ simply] a matter of time.
  这仅仅是时间问题。
• When I finally posed the question, 'Why?' he merely shrugged.
  当我最后问“为什么”时，他只是耸了耸肩。
• He was not a dishonourable man, he was merely a professional.
  他不是个不知羞耻的人，他只是个专业人士。
• You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.
  你只是在背诵自己死记硬背下来的东西。
• By pushing aside unpleasant thoughts they merely repress these thoughts
  他们对不愉快的想法不予理会，其结果仅仅是压制了这些想法。
• Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context
  征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
• He is titular head, and merely signs laws occasionally.
  他是名义上的首脑，不过偶尔签字批准法律法规。
• I am merely reporting what he said.
  我只是转述他的话。
• They are not merely helpless victims.
  他们并非无助的受害者。
• The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.
  当局对暴行只是进行了谴责，真是太胆小怕事了。