merely
merely
英[ˈmɪəli]美[ˈmɪrli]
adv.只不过，仅仅；
英语六级真题
Students do not merely benefit while at university; studies show- they go on to be healthier and happier than non-graduates, and also far more likely to vote.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Rather than merely asking about something they wanted to try, they tended to include both cause and effect in their question.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Inequality is dangerous, he argued, not merely because it doesn't look good to have a large gap between the rich and the poor, but because inequality itself destroys upward mobility, making it harder for the poor to escape from poverty.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文This isn't a lament (伤感) - or not merely a lament - for bygone times.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文To classify parenting as a personal choice for which there is no collective responsibility is not merely to ignore the social benefits of good parenting; really, it is to steal those benefits because they accrue (不断积累) to the whole of society as today's children become tomorrow's productive citizenry (公民).
出自-2010年6月阅读原文In devising a way to assess hope scientifically, Doctor Snyder went beyond the simple notion that hope is merely the sense that everything will turn out all right.
出自-2010年12月听力原文Students do not merely benefit while at university; studies show they go on to be healthier and happier than non-graduates, and also far more likely to vote.
2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section CThat's why, for example, may say they believe in the benefits of recycling or exercise, but don't behave in line with their views, because it takes awareness, effort and courage to go beyond merely stating that you believe something is a good idea.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADV
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.
例句
Michael is now merely a good friend...迈克尔现在仅仅是个不错的朋友而已。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。ADV
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.
例句
The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.大脑仅占体重的3%。PHRASE
不仅仅
You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
例句
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。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。英汉词典释义
adv.
仅仅, 只不过
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, 你用不着为此而不高兴。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?英英词典释义
Adverb
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"
