merely

pronunciation

UK [ˈmɪəli]word uk audio image

US [ˈmɪrli] word us audio image

  • adv.
    仅仅,只不过
    只是
    纯粹
    全然

Word Origin

merely 纯粹地,仅仅

来自mere,纯粹的,仅仅,只不过。

Synonym

Example

1. Think it merely kicked the can down the road ?
觉得这只是权宜之计?
2. It isn 't enough anymore for a person to merely view a video ; advertisers crave social media shares .
仅仅吸引人们浏览视频是不够的;广告商渴望获得社交媒体的共享热潮。
3. You don 't mention whether the behavior you 've witnessed is illegal , or whether it 's merely unsavory .
你没有提到你所见到的行为是违法的,还是仅仅违背道德。
4. This would merely accelerate the process .
推出新货币只是会加速整个过程。
5. They have merely become less unreasonable .
它们只是变得不像以前那么不合理了。

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