merely
英 [ˈmɪəli] 美 [ˈmɪrli]
merely基本释义
adv.仅仅；只不过
merely用法及例句
adv.(副词)仅仅只不过只是只不过单纯粹全然光单单不过是…而已必需adj.(形容词
merely音标
英 [ˈmɪəli]
美 [ˈmɪrli]
merely基本释义
adv.仅仅；只不过
merely用法及例句
adv.(副词)
仅仅
只不过
只是
只
不过
单
纯粹
全然
光
单单
不过是…而已
必需
adj.(形容词)
仅仅
只
绝对的
完全
全然
adv.(副词)
仅仅,只不过 only; simply
adv
1. and nothing more
e.g. I was merely askingit is simply a matter of timejust a scratchhe was only a childhopes that last but a moment
Synonym: simplyjustonlybut
1. 只不过;仅仅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...迈克尔现在仅仅是个不错的朋友而已。e.g. 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。
2. 只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小)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.大脑仅占体重的3%。
3. 不仅仅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。e.g. 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。
1. 仅仅,只不过：mere 仅仅的;纯粹的 | merely 仅仅,只不过 | merge (使)合并
2. 只：menace 威胁 | merely 只 | merge 合并
3. 只是：fumbled 漏接 | merely 只是 | tapped 挖掘
常用例句
词汇搭配
用作副词(adv.)
I merely suggested you should do it again.There's no need to get annoyed.我只是建议你应该重新做,你不需要为此而不高兴。
We can't go into all the details of that case now,I merely mention it in passing.我们现在不能讨论这一案例的所有细节,我只是顺便说一下。
They were so poor that they did not live but merely existed.他们穷得只能算生存,不能算生活。
The television program is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.这个电视节目不仅是为了娱乐而且是为了教育而设计的。
Education does not mean merely feeding the students with facts.教育并不仅仅意味着向学生传授知识。
It occurred to us that we were merely duplicating their research.我们想到我们仅仅在重复他们的研究。
He walked as if nothing had happened to his leg, but everyone could see that he was merely acting the part.虽然他走路时腿好像没有什么毛病,但是大家都看得出来他是装的。
It is no use merely mentioning the fact in passing; it needs to be driven home by emphasis and repetition.只是顺便提到这个事实,那是没有用处的; 必须通过强调以及重复的方式使人理解。
The tourists dismissed the Irish weather as merely wet and cold.旅游者认为爱尔兰的天气又冷又潮,很不可取。
She's merely a child.她只不过是个孩子。
It is merely a suggestion.这不过是个建议。
That is merely an academic discussion.这只是一个理论性的讨论。
Language is speech, writing is merely a device for recording speech.语言是说的话,文字只是记录言语的一种手段。
用作副词 (adv.)
～+动词merely accept仅仅接受
merely account仅仅说明
merely add仅仅加
merely begin仅仅开始
merely choose仅仅选择
merely devise仅仅设计
merely exist仅仅生存
merely face只不过面对
merely feed仅仅传授
merely found仅仅发现
merely hesitate只不过犹豫
merely joke只不过开玩笑
merely mend仅仅康复
merely mention只不过提到
merely provide仅仅提供
merely suggest仅仅建议
Things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely.
出自：Hamlet,Shakespeare词语用法
词源解说
adv.(副词)
merely作副词是“仅仅,只不过”的意思,在句中一般修饰谓语动词,有时还可放在名词前修饰名词。
Not merely位于句首时可引起主语和谓语部分倒装。
merely无比较级和*高级形式。
☆ 15世纪中期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的mercus，意为纯净，仅。
高考真题例句
考研真题例句
OG 1.merely
Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad.
读者也趋向于分享令人快乐和兴奋的文章, 或者是激发负面情绪的文章, 比如生气或者焦虑, 但是不愿意分享只让他们难过的文章。
2016全国卷3
OG 1.merely
Under existing law, NHS trust "controlled" the data and DeepMind merely "processed" it.
根据现行法律，国民保健服务信托“控制”数据，而DeepMind只是“处理”数据。
2018英语一
OG 2.merely
Merely helping a gift-giver gain access to other officials, unless done with clear intent to pressure those officials, is not corruption.
仅仅帮助送礼者接近其他官员，而没有有明确的意图向这些官员施压，这不算腐败。
2017英语一
OG 3.merely
Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can't be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.
深度阅读需要的不仅仅只是时间，而是一种通过提高阅读效率来获得的特殊时间。
2016英语二
近义词
反义词
临近词
only
considerably
Meredith
merely technical
merely win
merely prate about
Merely a wen
merge
merely quasi-convex
merely pseudo-convex
merely quasiconvex
merely formal
merely pseudoconvex
merely hit
相关列句
The team needs players who want to play for Canada, not merely any country that will have them.(这个队需要愿意为加拿大比赛的运动员，而不仅仅是愿意为任何一个雇用他们的国家去比赛的运动员。)
It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business.(希望他只是在招揽生意。)
The news merely fortified their determination.(这消息只是增强了他们的决心。)
The difficulties in her way merely strengthened her resolve.(她所遇到的困难只是让她更加坚定。)
He merely cleared and concreted the floors.(他只是清理了地板并浇上了混凝土。)
The council was merely given a condensed version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.(该委员会仅得到了已在华盛顿被披露的内容的一个缩编版。)
He is merely throwing the idea forward for discussion, it is not cast in stone.(他只是抛出个想法供讨论，不是固定不变的。)
Michael is now merely a good friend.(迈克尔现在只不过是一个好朋友而已。)
I merely glanced over his letter.(他的信我只是马马虎虎地看了一下。)
Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.(征税原则上不受大众欢迎，只是联系背景看是可接受的。)
