| 单词 | mere |
| 释义 | mere1[ meer ] / mɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mere ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, superlative mer·est.being nothing more nor better than: a mere pittance; He is still a mere child. Obsolete.
Origin of mere1First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin merus “pure, unmixed, simple, mere” synonym study for mere1. Mere, bare imply a scant sufficiency. They are often interchangeable, but mere frequently means no more than (enough). Bare suggests scarcely as much as (enough). Thus a mere livelihood means enough to live on but no more; a bare livelihood means scarcely enough to live on. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meremere , mirrorDefinition for mere (2 of 5)mere2 [ meer ] / mɪər / nounChiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond. Obsolete. any body of sea water. Origin of mere2before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Meer,Old Norse marr,Gothic marei,Old Irish muir,Latin mare Definition for mere (3 of 5)mere3 or mear[ meer ] / mɪər / noun British Dialect.a boundary or boundary marker. Origin of mere3before 900; Middle English; Old English (ge)mǣre; cognate with Old Norse mǣri; akin to Latin mūrus wall, rim Definition for mere (4 of 5)-mere a combining form meaning “part,” used in the formation of compound words: blastomere. Compare -mer, -merous. Origin of -merecombining form representing Greek méros Definition for mere (5 of 5)mère [ mer; English mair ] / mɛr; English mɛər / noun, plural mères [mer; English mairz]. /mɛr; English mɛərz/. French.mother1. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for mere (1 of 5)mere1 / (mɪə) / adjective superlative merestbeing nothing more than something specifiedshe is a mere child Word Origin for mereC15: from Latin merus pure, unmixed British Dictionary definitions for mere (2 of 5)mere2 / (mɪə) / nounarchaic, or dialect a lake or marsh obsolete the sea or an inlet of it Word Origin for mereOld English mere sea, lake; related to Old Saxon meri sea, Old Norse marr, Old High German mari; compare Latin mare British Dictionary definitions for mere (3 of 5)mere3 / (mɪə) / nounarchaic a boundary or boundary marker Word Origin for mereOld English gemǣre British Dictionary definitions for mere (4 of 5)mere4 / (ˈmɛrɪ) / nounNZ a short flat striking weapon Word Origin for mereMāori British Dictionary definitions for mere (5 of 5)-mere n combining formindicating a part or divisionblastomere Derived forms of -mere-meric, adj combining formWord Origin for -merefrom Greek meros part, portion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for mere-mere suff.Part; segment:blastomere, polymer. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for mere-mere -mer A suffix meaning part or segment, as in blastomere, one of the cells that form a blastula. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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