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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

merely

英  [ˈmɪəli]
    

[ADV]

    ADV. 副词
  • 1. 只不过（用来强调某事物不是很重要或很有价值）

    You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting.

    近义词

    just , simply

    双语例句

    例：

    Michael is now merely a good friend.

    迈克尔现在只不过是一个好朋友而已。

    例：

    Francis Watson was far from being merely a furniture expert.

    弗兰西斯·沃森不仅仅是位家具专家。

    2. 仅仅（用来强调数量之少）

    You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.

    近义词

    only

    双语例句

    例：

    The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.

    大脑仅占体重的3％。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • not merely

    1. 不仅仅

    You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.

    双语例句

    例：

    The team needs players who want to play for Canada, not merely any country that will have them.

    这个队需要的是愿意为加拿大去比赛的运动员，而不仅仅是愿意为任何一个雇用他们的国家去比赛的运动员。

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