| 单词 | purely |
| 释义 | purelyWord family (noun) purification purist purity ≠ impurity purifier (adjective) pure ≠ impure (verb) purify (adverb) purely From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpurelypure‧ly /ˈpjʊəli $ ˈpjʊrli/ ●●○ S3 W3 adverbONLYcompletely and onlya decision made for purely political reasonsThe building was closed purely on the grounds of safety.It happened purely by chance.I do it purely and simply for the money.Examples from the Corpuspurely• Those who posit a purely biological basis for this phenomenon are ignoring the class or political element.• What we have is a purely business arrangement.• The Fabians have now written to all the contenders assuring them that the decision was made on a purely commercial basis.• But then we should all know by now that purely cricketing considerations are less of a priority than once they were.• Most plants are planted purely for decoration.• I don't enjoy it, but I jog purely for the sake of good health.• It is said that the operation of the motel here is of a purely local character.• As purely silly movies go, this one is aces.• Mitchell therefore insists on relations between men, women and children having an instinctive as well as a purely social basis.• Goldman said attendance on the program is purely voluntary.purely by chance• A fifth avenue is that of serendipity, where a doctor comes across homoeopathy purely by chance.• The paintings were returned here in 1950 purely by chance.• This latter line is also statistically significant; the points on the line are most unlikely to be there purely by chance.• It was purely by chance that Nicholson was cast for the film. |
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