| 释义 |
purelypurely /ˈpyʊrli/ ●●○ adverb THESAURUSin one place, situation, or way, and no other, or for one reason and no other► onlyin one place, situation, or way, and no other, or for one reason and no other: These flowers grow only in Hawaii. She’ll lend us the car, but only if I drive. ► just just means the same as only but is used more in spoken English: I didn’t mean to bother you – I was just trying to help. ► simply for one reason or purpose that is easy to understand, and not for any others. Simply sounds more formal than only or just: She had made errors on the test simply because of carelessness. ► purely only for the reason or purpose you say: He plays the piano purely for pleasure, and never for an audience. ► merely formal used to emphasize that something is done only for the reason you say, and not for a more serious or important reason: I was not trying to blame you; I was merely asking what happened. completely and only, without anything else being involved: He agreed for purely political reasons. It happened purely by chance.► see thesaurus at only1 |