| 单词 | merely |
| 释义 | merely (mɪəʳli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] B2 You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting. [emphasis] Michael is now merely a good friend. Francis Watson was far from being merely a furniture expert. Merely because you believe a thing is right, it isn't automatically so. They are offering merely technical assistance. Synonyms: only, but, just, simply 2. adverb You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small. [emphasis] The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight. 3. not merely sth phrase You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement. [emphasis] The team needs players who want to play cricket for England, not merely any country that will have them. Collocations: merely symbolic Analysts said the vote was nonbinding, merely symbolic and did not mean troops had to withdraw. The Sun But in both genres, the cross and the blood seem merely symbolic. Christianity Today In recent months there had been a sharp debate over whether this withdrawal would be sizeable or merely symbolic - a few troops here, a logistic unit there. Times, Sunday Times Carmakers called the proposal merely symbolic. Times, Sunday Times But some stupas are merely symbolic made for worship by the monks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Any changes would be merely technical and the policy would not be redrafted, according to aides. Times, Sunday Times Disease and dirt are not merely technical challenges. The Times Literary Supplement Namely, was it inadvertent, merely technical, or whether it was deliberate or wilful. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of which could prove to be merely temporary. Times, Sunday Times And will this insecurity make what has gone before — the assurance and the undisguised, unfearing mood — appear merely temporary? Times, Sunday Times For a short time it plainly will but the relief will be probably prove merely temporary. Times, Sunday Times In a written statement, she stated that her retirement was merely temporary in order to start a family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He stated that merely temporary tax cuts would not serve as a good policy tool. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The arguments of the book, after all, are not intended as merely theoretical speculations and so perhaps should not be judged as such. The Times Literary Supplement For the first time, moral and ethical philosophy became practical rather than merely theoretical. Times, Sunday Times As to the second issue, the right of access to justice meant not merely theoretical but effective access in the real world. Times,Sunday Times It must mean that the system for review and release must actually operate in practice and not be merely theoretical. Times, Sunday Times These are not merely theoretical problems. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 只不过 用来强调某事物不是很重要或很有价值 Japanese: ただの～にすぎない |
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