英汉词典

merely 基本解释

• adv. 仅仅，只不过；只是

merely 中文词源

来自mere,纯粹的，仅仅，只不过。

merely 英文词源

merely (adv.)

mid-15c., "entirely, purely," from mere (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "and nothing more" is from 1580s.

merely 英文释义

1. and nothing more;

"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"

merely 双语例句

1. The letter merely restated the law of the land.

这封信只不过重复了一下土地法。

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2. This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.

这只会更加坚定我们赢得联赛的决心。

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3. The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves.

国王只不过是给了这些政客自缚的绳子。

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4. The police don't make the laws, they merely enforce them.

警察并不制定法律，只是负责执行。

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5. 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。

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merely 实用场景例句

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。

牛津词典

He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her.

他什么也没说，只是微笑着看着她。

牛津词典

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。

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I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway.

我说的不过是些常识。

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Michael is now merely a good friend...

迈克尔现在仅仅是个不错的朋友而已。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.

大脑仅占体重的3%。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Reading and writing are important skills.

读和写是重要的技能.

辞典例句

Don't strive merely for quantity of production.

在生产中不要单纯地追求数量.

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He's not stupid, merely ignorant.

他并不愚蠢, 只是无知.

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I am merely reporting what he said.

我只是转述他的话.

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In justification of his conduct, he pleaded that he was merely obeying orders.

他推说他仅是在遵照命令行事来为自己的行为辩解.

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Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?

你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?

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The property is merely a trust.

这财产不过是一项委托物.

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His resignation was merely a gesture.

他的辞职只是一种姿态而已.

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Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem.

媒体大量地报道这些事件只会使问题持续下去.

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The article merely rings the changes on a few terms.

这篇文章里颠来倒去就这么几个词.

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It is merely [ simply ] a matter of time.

这 仅仅 是时间问题.

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Threats merely stiffened his spine.

威胁只能使他更加坚毅.

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The whole plan is based on merely his own supposition.

整个计划只是建立在他的主观臆断上.

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Her denials of this charge served merely to lend it credence.

她对这一指控的矢口否认,反倒更使人相信这一指控是真的.

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He merely said, " H'm " , and went away.

他 嗯 了一声, 就走了.

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Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him.

她所谓生病只不过是避免见他的花招而已.

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