| 单词 | mere |
| 释义 | mere mere1 /mear/, adj., superl. merest. 1. being nothing more nor better than: a mere pittance; He is still a mere child. 2. Obs. a. pure and unmixed, as wine, a people, or a language. b. fully as much as what is specified; completely fulfilled or developed; absolute. [1250-1300; ME < L merus pure, unmixed, mere] Syn. 1. 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. mere2 /mear/, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. Dial. a lake or pond. 2. Obs. any body of sea water. [bef. 900; ME, OE; c. G Meer, ON marr, Goth marei, OIr muir, L mare] mere3 /mear/, n. Brit. Dial. a boundary or boundary marker. Also, mear. [bef. 900; ME; OE (ge)maere; c. ON maeri; akin to L murus wall, rim] |
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