merely

音標發(fā)音

• 英式音標 [?m??.li]
• 美式音標 [?m?r.li]
• 國際音標 ['mi?li]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• adv. 僅僅，只不過；只是

詞源解說

• 15世紀中期進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的mercus，意為純凈，僅。

同根派生

• adj性質(zhì)的同根詞

  mere：僅僅的；只不過的。

• n性質(zhì)的同根詞

  mere：小湖；池塘。

• merely相關(guān)詞

用法辨析

adv. (副詞)

• merely作副詞是“僅僅,只不過”的意思,在句中一般修飾謂語動詞,有時還可放在名詞前修飾名詞。
• Not merely位于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。

• merely使用方法
• merely詳細辨析

英漢例句

用作副詞 (adv.)

用作狀語

• I merely suggested you should do it again.There's no need to get annoyed.
  我只是建議你應(yīng)該重新做,你不需要為此而不高興。

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詞組短語

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

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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.

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