英语单词: merely

音标:

/ˈmɪə.li/ (英式音标)

/ˈmɪr.li/ (美式音标)

意思:

Merely 作为副词，表示“仅仅，单单，只不过”，用于强调某事物仅仅是某个简单的、单一的或不足以引起重大关注的事物。

翻译:

仅仅

只不过

读音:

英式：[ˈmɪə.li]

美式：[ˈmɪr.li]

用法:

Merely通常用于表达一种简化或不复杂的情形，表明某事物不超过或不超出某种预期或范畴。

例句：

The problem is merely a misunderstanding.
这个问题仅仅是一个误解。

She is not merely my colleague, but also a good friend.
她不仅仅是我的同事，还是一个好朋友。

It was merely a joke, don't take it seriously.
那只不过是个玩笑，别当真。

He merely nodded in agreement.
他仅仅点了点头表示同意。

The decision was merely a suggestion, not a command.
这个决定只是一个建议，而不是命令。

I merely asked for directions, nothing more.
我只是问了路而已，没什么别的。

Merely saying you are sorry doesn't change anything.
仅仅说你抱歉并不能改变什么。

They merely want to see if the idea works in practice.
他们只是想看看这个想法在实践中是否有效。

The idea is merely a concept, it hasn't been tested yet.
这个想法仅仅是一个概念，还没有经过测试。

He merely smiled and walked away.
他仅仅笑了笑，然后走开了。

短语搭配:

Merely a (仅仅是…)

It was merely a suggestion.
它仅仅是一个建议。

Not merely (不仅仅)

She is not merely a teacher, but a mentor.
她不仅仅是一个老师，还是一个导师。

Merely because (仅仅因为)

He did it merely because he was asked to.
他这样做仅仅因为有人要求他做。