英语词汇“only”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjective (prenominal)

1. the only

(of a child) having no siblings

unique by virtue of being superior to anything else; peerless

4. one and only

adverb

without anyone or anything else being included; alone

you have one choice only

only a genius can do that

merely or just

it's only Henry

no more or no greater than

we met only an hour ago

8. Irish

(intensifier)

she was only marvellous

it was only dreadful

used in conditional clauses introduced by if to emphasize the impossibility of the condition ever being fulfilled

if I had only known, this would never have happened

10.

not earlier than; not…until

I only found out yesterday

11. if only

12. only if

13. only too

sentence connector

14.

but; however: used to introduce an exception or condition

play outside: only don't go into the street

▶ USAGE In informal English, only is often used as a sentence connector: I would have phoned you, only I didn't know your number. This use should be avoided in formal writing: I would have phoned you if I'd known your number. In formal speech and writing, only is placed directly before the word or words that it modifies: she could interview only three applicants in the morning. In all but the most formal contexts, however, it is generally regarded as acceptableto put only before the verb: she could only interview three applicants in the morning. Care must be taken not to create ambiguity, esp in written English, in which intonationwill not, as it does in speech, help to show to which item in the sentence only applies. A sentence such as she only drinks tea in the afternoon is capable of two interpretations and is therefore better rephrased either as she drinks only tea in the afternoon (i.e. no other drink) or she drinks tea only in the afternoon (i.e. at no other time)

单词	only
释义	Word Frequency only (ˈəʊnlɪ) adjective (prenominal) 1. the only 2. (of a child) having no siblings 3. unique by virtue of being superior to anything else; peerless 4. one and only adverb 5. without anyone or anything else being included; alone you have one choice only only a genius can do that 6. merely or just it's only Henry 7. no more or no greater than we met only an hour ago 8. Irish (intensifier) she was only marvellous it was only dreadful 9. used in conditional clauses introduced by if to emphasize the impossibility of the condition ever being fulfilled if I had only known, this would never have happened 10. not earlier than; not…until I only found out yesterday 11. if only 12. only if 13. only too sentence connector 14. but; however: used to introduce an exception or condition play outside: only don't go into the street ▶ USAGE In informal English, only is often used as a sentence connector: I would have phoned you, only I didn't know your number. This use should be avoided in formal writing: I would have phoned you if I'd known your number. In formal speech and writing, only is placed directly before the word or words that it modifies: she could interview only three applicants in the morning. In all but the most formal contexts, however, it is generally regarded as acceptableto put only before the verb: she could only interview three applicants in the morning. Care must be taken not to create ambiguity, esp in written English, in which intonationwill not, as it does in speech, help to show to which item in the sentence only applies. A sentence such as she only drinks tea in the afternoon is capable of two interpretations and is therefore better rephrased either as she drinks only tea in the afternoon (i.e. no other drink) or she drinks tea only in the afternoon (i.e. at no other time) Word origin Old English ānlīc, from ān one + -līc -ly2
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