读音

/ˈmɜːrli/

释义

• 副词: 只是，仅仅，只不过。表示强调事实并非其他情况。例如: “He was merely stating the obvious, not offering a solution.”
• 形容词: 轻微的，微不足道的。较少作为形容词使用，但在某些语境下可以表示轻微或不重要的。例如: “There was merely a scratch on the car.”

短语

• “merely by chance” 意为仅仅是偶然。
• “merely an illusion” 表示只是一个幻觉。

例句

• 副词: “She thought he was being rude, but he was merely being honest.”
• 形容词: “The injury was merely superficial and didn’t require medical attention.”

同义词

• only
• simply
• just
• barely
• hardly