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mere adj.仅仅的；纯粹的 (1) 别责备他,他只不过是个孩子。(2) 她那些开明的观点很快地就暴露出只不过是做做样子而已。(3) 农民仅仅是为了微不足道的收入而辛苦地劳作。(4) 仅仅是个孩子是不能做成人工作的。(5) 最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。(6) 纯粹的引用文句比所有一手注解更能表达。 Mere can have a little irony attached. If you introduce yourself as "a mere student," when you’re announcing your astounding invention, you're contrasting your lowly status with the enormity of your invention. This kind of mere comes from the Latin for "undiluted." Mere has a homograph — a completely different word that's spelled the same — and this mere means a lake or a pond. It’s related to the Dutch word meer — there’s lots of water in Holland.

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英 [mɪə(r)] 美 [mɪr] (1) Don't scold him, he is a mere child.(2) Her liberal views were soon revealed as mere posturing.(3) The peasant laboured for a mere pittance.(4) A mere child cannot do the work of a man.(5) The merest little thing makes him nervous.(6) The mere quotation outtells all commentary. Mere means pure and simple, nothing more and nothing less. If the mere mention of someone's name makes you happy, then just hearing his name — and that alone — is enough to make you smile. Mere does not have a comparative form. The superlative form merest is used to emphasize how small something is, rather than in comparisons.mere 没有比较级，最高级 merest 并无比较之义，而是用来强调极其微小。1[ADJ 形容词]只不过；仅仅 You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success...不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease...身体健康不仅仅指不生病，还包括更多。In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion...在波兰，信仰的含义向来不仅仅指宗教。She'd never received the merest hint of any communication from him.她从未得到他准备沟通的一丁点儿暗示。2[ADJ 形容词]极小的，微不足道的，单单(表示虽小却有重要影响) You use mere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect.   [ADJ n]The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs...单单提到食物就引起了阵阵饥饿感。Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it...每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency.球队主教练很快就消除了自满的小苗头。3[ADJ 形容词]只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小) You use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is.   [a ADJ amount]  [emphasis]Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies...有60%的教师是女性，但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door...门口买票只要7.5英镑。For the past two decades, North Carolina taxed cigarettes at a mere 2 cents a packet.过去20年里，北卡罗来纳州的香烟税仅为每包2美分。

英语单词	mere
英美音标	英 [mɪə(r)] 美 [mɪr]
中文释义	adj.仅仅的；纯粹的
英语例句	(1) Don't scold him, he is a mere child. (2) Her liberal views were soon revealed as mere posturing. (3) The peasant laboured for a mere pittance. (4) A mere child cannot do the work of a man. (5) The merest little thing makes him nervous. (6) The mere quotation outtells all commentary.
中文例句	(1) 别责备他,他只不过是个孩子。 (2) 她那些开明的观点很快地就暴露出只不过是做做样子而已。 (3) 农民仅仅是为了微不足道的收入而辛苦地劳作。 (4) 仅仅是个孩子是不能做成人工作的。 (5) 最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。 (6) 纯粹的引用文句比所有一手注解更能表达。
vocabulary简明	Mere means pure and simple, nothing more and nothing less. If the mere mention of someone's name makes you happy, then just hearing his name — and that alone — is enough to make you smile.
vocabulary扩展	Mere can have a little irony attached. If you introduce yourself as "a mere student," when you’re announcing your astounding invention, you're contrasting your lowly status with the enormity of your invention. This kind of mere comes from the Latin for "undiluted." Mere has a homograph — a completely different word that's spelled the same — and this mere means a lake or a pond. It’s related to the Dutch word meer — there’s lots of water in Holland.
柯林斯解释	Mere does not have a comparative form. The superlative form merest is used to emphasize how small something is, rather than in comparisons. mere 没有比较级，最高级 merest 并无比较之义，而是用来强调极其微小。 1 [ADJ 形容词]只不过；仅仅 You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing. [ADJ n] [emphasis] ...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success... 不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览 There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease... 身体健康不仅仅指不生病，还包括更多。 In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion... 在波兰，信仰的含义向来不仅仅指宗教。 She'd never received the merest hint of any communication from him. 她从未得到他准备沟通的一丁点儿暗示。 2 [ADJ 形容词]极小的，微不足道的，单单(表示虽小却有重要影响) You use mere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect. [ADJ n] The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs... 单单提到食物就引起了阵阵饥饿感。 Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it... 每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。 The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency. 球队主教练很快就消除了自满的小苗头。 3 [ADJ 形容词]只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小) You use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is. [a ADJ amount] [emphasis] Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies... 有60%的教师是女性，但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。 Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door... 门口买票只要7.5英镑。 For the past two decades, North Carolina taxed cigarettes at a mere 2 cents a packet. 过去20年里，北卡罗来纳州的香烟税仅为每包2美分。

Mere Merest Emphasize Adj 形容词 St Makes Means