| 单词 | only |
| 释义 | only[ ohn-lee ] / ˈoʊn li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR only ON THESAURUS.COM adverbadjectiveconjunctionbut (introducing a single restriction, restraining circumstance, or the like): I would have gone, only you objected. Older Use. except; but: Only for him you would not be here. Idioms for only
only too, Origin of onlybefore 900; Middle English; Old English ānlich, ǣnlich.See one, -ly SYNONYMS FOR only5 solitary, lone. 7 peerless; exclusive. SEE SYNONYMS FOR only ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR only5 plentiful, common. SEE ANTONYMS FOR only ON THESAURUS.COM usage note for onlyThe placement of only as a modifier is more a matter of style and clarity than of grammatical rule. In a sentence like The doctor examined the children, varying the placement of only results in quite different meanings: The doctor only examined the children means that the doctor did nothing else. And The doctor examined only the children means that no one else was examined. Especially in formal writing, the placement of only immediately before what it modifies is often observed: She sold the stock only because she needed the money. However, there has long been a tendency in all varieties of speech and writing to place only before the verb ( She only sold the stock because she needed the money ), and such placement is rarely confusing. Words nearby onlyonliner, online thesaurus, onload, onlooker, onlooking, only, only-begotten, only too, on-message, on-mike, onnagata Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for onlyonly / (ˈəʊnlɪ) / adjective (prenominal)adverbsentence connectorbut; however: used to introduce an exception or conditionplay outside: only don't go into the street Word Origin for onlyOld English ānlīc, from ān one + -līc -ly ² usage for onlyIn 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 acceptable to 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 intonation will 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) 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 Idioms and Phrases with onlyonly The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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