used meaning ‘only’ or ‘simply’ to emphasize a fact or something that you are saying 僅僅;只不過 It is not merely a job, but a way of life. 這不僅僅是一份工作,而且是一種生活方式。 He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her. 他什麽也沒說,只是微笑着看着她。 They agreed to go merely because they were getting paid for it. 他們同意去只是因爲他們會得到酬勞。 I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway. 我說的不過是些常識。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMerely is used with these adjectives:- academic
- adequate
- coincidental
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