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

merelyadverb

uk/ˈmɪə.li/us/ˈmɪr.li/

merely adverb (ONLY)

B2 used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more:

I wasn't complaining, I merely said that I was tired.

I didn't say that you had to go - I merely suggested that you might want to go.

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The minister's speech had merely fogged the issue.
He called the new building unoriginal and said that it merely aped the classical traditions.
She didn't reply - she merely smiled that insinuating smile.
Of his origins he said very little, merely mentioning in parenthesis that his background was poor.
Patriarchy has not disappeared - it has merely changed form.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Merely and barely

all
all of sth idiom
at a pinch idiom
barely
but
by a whisker idiom
by inches idiom
hardly
ill
inch
merest
narrowly
nothing
nothing more than idiom
only
pinch
scarce
scarcely

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merely adverb (NOT LARGE/IMPORTANT)

C2 used to emphasize that something is not large, important, or effective when compared to something else:

The medicine won't cure her - it merely stops the pain.