merest

[US]/mɪə(r)/
[UK]/mɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 仅仅, 只不过, 纯粹的

Phrases & Collocations

mere coincidence

纯属巧合

mere suggestion

仅仅是建议

mere formality

纯粹是形式

mere speculation

单纯猜测

mere trifle

小意思

a mere nobody

微不足道的人

Example Sentences

It is a mere trifle.

那只是无关紧要的琐事而已。

He is a mere nobody.

他是一个微不足道的无名小卒。

The trial was a mere farce.

那次审判简直是胡闹。

He is a mere machine.

他只不过是一个机器人。

The cost is a mere fleabite.

这点费用算不了什么。

she is a mere chit of a girl.

她只是个黄毛丫头。

that's all it is, mere mummery.

就这么回事,只是可笑的仪式罢了。

be he prince or mere mister

不管他是王子还是平民

a mere trick of the light

(魔术中)仅靠灯光造成的幻觉

It is a mere matter of time.

这仅仅是时间的问题。

a sculptor but a mere dilettante;

只是个业余爱好者的雕刻师;

a mere child; a mere 50 cents an hour.

不过是个孩子;每小时仅50美分

They were mere apprentices to piracy.

他们干海盗仅仅是嫩角儿。

The suppression of the revolt took a mere two days.

镇压叛乱只用了两天时间。

they treat Scotland as a mere appendage of England.

他们仅视苏格兰为英格兰的一个属地。

our union will become a mere rope of sand.

我们的联合将变得毫无凝聚力。

the figure in the distance had become a mere speck.

人影在远处变成了一个小点。

shocked by the mere idea.

被那个一无是处的想法震惊了

the mere fringes of philosophy

哲学的皮毛

Real-world Examples

Bytedance is aiming for more than mere social responsibility.

字节跳动的目标不仅仅是履行社会责任。

Source: Business Weekly

This was just a mere 10 years ago.

这仅仅是10年前的事。

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

" You think this a mere symbolic keepsake, then? "

“这么说你觉得这纯粹只是个象征性的纪念品?”

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

But we are not called merely to be professional people.

但是,我们不仅仅被要求成为专业人士。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The journey took a mere 43 seconds.

整个过程只用了43秒钟。

Source: New Horizons College English Reading and Writing Course (Second Edition)

The empire lasted a mere dozen years.

帝国只延续了十二年。

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Plus animals demonstrate the mere exposure effects too.

此外,动物也表现出暴露效应。

Source: Simple Psychology

You must want real life, not mere pleasure of sensual gratification.

为此,你必须将自己的终极目标设定为获取真正的生活,而决不能因为一些世俗的感官享受就感到心满意足。

Source: The Lost Wealth Classics

However, the mixed marriages are far more complicated than the mere love.

然而,与简单的爱情相比,跨国婚姻就要复杂得多。

Source: Essential English Topics to Know for a Lifetime

Now, as it turns out, the mere exposure effect was way beyond selfies.

事实证明,曝光效应远远超出了自拍。

Source: Simple Psychology

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