mere

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

Translation

adj. 僅僅, 只不過, 純粹的
Word Forms
複數meres
最高級merest

Phrases & Collocations

mere coincidence

純屬巧合

mere suggestion

僅僅是建議

mere formality

純粹是形式

mere speculation

單純猜測

mere trifle

小意思

a mere nobody

微不足道的人

Example Sentences

It is a mere trifle.

那只是無關緊要的瑣事而已。

He is a mere nobody.

他是一個微不足道的無名小卒。

The trial was a mere farce.

那次審判簡直是胡鬧。

He is a mere machine.

他只不過是一個機器人。

The cost is a mere fleabite.

這點費用算不了什麼。

she is a mere chit of a girl.

她只是個黃毛丫頭。

that's all it is, mere mummery.

就這麼回事,只是可笑的儀式罷了。

be he prince or mere mister

不管他是王子還是平民

a mere trick of the light

(魔術中)僅靠燈光造成的幻覺

It is a mere matter of time.

這僅僅是時間的問題。

a sculptor but a mere dilettante;

只是個業餘愛好者的雕刻師;

a mere child; a mere 50 cents an hour.

不過是個孩子;每小時僅50美分

They were mere apprentices to piracy.

他們幹海盜僅僅是嫩角兒。

The suppression of the revolt took a mere two days.

鎮壓叛亂只用了兩天時間。

they treat Scotland as a mere appendage of England.

他們僅視蘇格蘭爲英格蘭的一個屬地。

our union will become a mere rope of sand.

我們的聯合將變得毫無凝聚力。

the figure in the distance had become a mere speck.

人影在遠處變成了一個小點。

shocked by the mere idea.

被那個一無是處的想法震驚了

the mere fringes of philosophy

哲學的皮毛

Real-world Examples

Bytedance is aiming for more than mere social responsibility.

字節跳動的目標不僅僅是履行社會責任。

Source: Business Weekly

This was just a mere 10 years ago.

這僅僅是10年前的事。

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

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

“這麼說你覺得這純粹只是個象徵性的紀念品?”

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

But we are not called merely to be professional people.

但是,我們不僅僅被要求成爲專業人士。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The journey took a mere 43 seconds.

整個過程只用了43秒鐘。

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

The empire lasted a mere dozen years.

帝國只延續了十二年。

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

Plus animals demonstrate the mere exposure effects too.

此外,動物也表現出暴露效應。

Source: Simple Psychology

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

爲此,你必須將自己的終極目標設定爲獲取真正的生活,而決不能因爲一些世俗的感官享受就感到心滿意足。

Source: The Lost Wealth Classics

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

然而,與簡單的愛情相比,跨國婚姻就要複雜得多。

Source: Essential English Topics to Know for a Lifetime

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

事實證明,曝光效應遠遠超出了自拍。

Source: Simple Psychology

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