merely

• adv. 僅僅，只不過(guò)；只是

來(lái)自mere,純粹的，僅僅，只不過(guò)。

merely (adv.)

mid-15c., "entirely, purely," from mere (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "and nothing more" is from 1580s.

1. The letter merely restated the law of the land.

這封信只不過(guò)重復(fù)了一下土地法。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.

這只會(huì)更加堅(jiān)定我們贏得聯(lián)賽的決心。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves.

國(guó)王只不過(guò)是給了這些政客自縛的繩子。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. The police don't make the laws, they merely enforce them.

警察并不制定法律，只是負(fù)責(zé)執(zhí)行。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.

你只是在背誦自己死記硬背下來(lái)的東西。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句