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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Thus Ellis Island became known as the Island of Tears.
想要进入美国的人都必须经过多次的智力测验和体格检查，大约有200万人不准入境。因此，埃利斯岛被人们称为“眼泪岛”。
It was noticed that there were no signs or warnings on the supply lines that ran round the port.
人们这才注意到，铺设在码头周围的供应管道上没有贴标签或告示。
But that was not all.
它一再重复这些圆圈。