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merely adv.仅仅；只不过 (1) 他们不仅仅满足于填饱肚子。(2) 我仅仅是因为高薪才接受了这份工作。(3) 她只不过是个孩子。(4) 我只是建议你重新做这件事。 Merely comes from the Latin merus, ("undiluted"). But "undiluted" is positive — as in, "that's the undiluted truth" — in a way that merely is not. When you use merely, it always has a negative, disapproving tinge to it: You might say, "She was merely a minor player in that drama," but if you said, "She was merely the star of the show," you would mean it ironically, since being the star is the most important role.

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英 ['mɪəli] 美 ['mɪrli] (1) They are not merely content to fill the stomach.(2) I accepted this job merely for the high salary.(3) She is merely a child.(4) I merely suggest you should do it again. Merely means "only." If you say "I was merely trying to help," your efforts were probably not appreciated and you're likely to be stalking off with your nose in the air. 1[ADV 副词]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.   [ADV with cl/group]  [emphasis]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。Merely because you believe a thing is right, it isn't automatically so...事情不会仅仅因为你相信它是对的，就会必然如此。They are offering merely technical assistance.他们仅仅是在提供技术援助。2[ADV 副词]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.   [ADV amount]  [emphasis]The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.大脑仅占体重的3%。3[PHRASE 短语]不仅仅 You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.   [PHR with cl/group]  [emphasis]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。

英语单词	merely
英美音标	英 ['mɪəli] 美 ['mɪrli]
中文释义	adv.仅仅；只不过
英语例句	(1) They are not merely content to fill the stomach. (2) I accepted this job merely for the high salary. (3) She is merely a child. (4) I merely suggest you should do it again.
中文例句	(1) 他们不仅仅满足于填饱肚子。 (2) 我仅仅是因为高薪才接受了这份工作。 (3) 她只不过是个孩子。 (4) 我只是建议你重新做这件事。
vocabulary简明	Merely means "only." If you say "I was merely trying to help," your efforts were probably not appreciated and you're likely to be stalking off with your nose in the air.
vocabulary扩展	Merely comes from the Latin merus, ("undiluted"). But "undiluted" is positive — as in, "that's the undiluted truth" — in a way that merely is not. When you use merely, it always has a negative, disapproving tinge to it: You might say, "She was merely a minor player in that drama," but if you said, "She was merely the star of the show," you would mean it ironically, since being the star is the most important role.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]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. [ADV with cl/group] [emphasis] 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。 Merely because you believe a thing is right, it isn't automatically so... 事情不会仅仅因为你相信它是对的，就会必然如此。 They are offering merely technical assistance. 他们仅仅是在提供技术援助。 2 [ADV 副词]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. [ADV amount] [emphasis] The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight. 大脑仅占体重的3%。 3 [PHRASE 短语]不仅仅 You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement. [PHR with cl/group] [emphasis] 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。

Important [Emphasis I Star Adv 副词 Emphasize [Adv