◎ 單詞釋義

adv.僅僅；只不過

僅僅

只不過

只是

只

不過

單

純粹

全然

光

單單

不過是…而已

必需

adj.(形容詞)

僅僅

只

絕對的

完全

全然

adv.(副詞)

僅僅,只不過 only; simply

adv

1. and nothing more

e.g. I was merely asking
it is simply a matter of time
just a scratch
he was only a child
hopes that last but a moment

Synonym: simplyjustonlybut

1. 只不過;僅僅
You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting.

e.g. Michael is now merely a good friend...
邁克爾現在僅僅是個不錯的朋友而已。
e.g. Francis Watson was far from being merely a furniture expert...
弗朗西斯·沃森遠遠不止是個家具行家。

2. 只不過，僅僅(用于強調數量之小)
You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.

e.g. The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.
大腦僅占體重的3%。

3. 不僅僅
You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.

e.g. The team needs players who want to play cricket for England, not merely any country that will have them...
球隊需要的是想為英格蘭而戰的板球選手，而不是愿為任何國家打球的選手。
e.g. His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people.
他所犯的不止是偷竊罪，而是針對老年人的暴力犯罪。

1. 僅僅,只不過：mere 僅僅的;純粹的 | merely 僅僅,只不過 | merge (使)合并

2. 只：menace 威脅 | merely 只 | merge 合并

3. 只是：fumbled 漏接 | merely 只是 | tapped 挖掘

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。

☆ 15世紀中期進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的mercus，意為純凈，僅。

以上就是本站詳細整理的詞語merely是什么意思的翻譯解釋，供大家參考一下。