merely
- 英式英标[\'mɪrli]
- 美式音标[\'mɪəlɪ]
中文词源
merely 纯粹地，仅仅
来自mere,纯粹的，仅仅，只不过。
英文词源
- merely (adv.)
- mid-15c., "entirely, purely," from mere (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "and nothing more" is from 1580s.
实用例句
- 1. The letter merely restated the law of the land.
- 这封信只不过重复了一下土地法。
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- 2. This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.
- 这只会更加坚定我们赢得联赛的决心。
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- 3. The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves.
- 国王只不过是给了这些政客自缚的绳子。
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- 4. The police don't make the laws, they merely enforce them.
- 警察并不制定法律，只是负责执行。
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- 5. You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.
- 你只是在背诵自己死记硬背下来的东西。
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