adj.仅仅的;纯粹的
最高级:merest第三人称复数:meres
/">成人英语成人高考专升本单词大全adj.(形容词)只不过的,仅仅的,单单的
纯粹的,全然的,单纯的
空头的,空洞的
绝对的,完全的
【法律】独立完成的
n.(名词)浅湖,小湖,池塘,池
边境(线),边界,地标
池沼,沼泽
adj.(形容词)[A]仅仅,只不过 nothing more than; only
[A]纯粹的 sth never mixed
noun
1. a small pond of standing water
Mere does not have a comparative form. The superlative form merest is used to emphasize how small something is, rather than in comparisons.1. 只不过;仅仅
You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing.
mere
e.g. ...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success...
不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览
e.g. There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease...
身体健康不仅仅指不生病,还包括更多。
2. 极小的,微不足道的,单单(表示虽小却有重要影响)
You use mere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect.
e.g. The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs...
单单提到食物就引起了阵阵饥饿感。
e.g. Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it...
每当车流里出现了一点儿空距,只要稍稍一踩油门,空距就没有了。
3. 只不过,仅仅(用于强调数量之小)
You use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is.
e.g. Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies...
有60%的教师是女性,但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。
e.g. Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door...
门口买票只要7.5英镑。
1. 仅仅的:mercy 慈悲 | mere 仅仅的 | merely 仅仅
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2. 仅仅的;纯粹的:greedy 貪食的, 渴望的 | mere 僅僅的,純粹的 | profit 利潤,有利于
3. 池沼:mercury vapor survey 汞蒸汽测量 | mere 池沼 | meridian line 子午线
4. 纯粹的,仅仅的:mercy 仁慈,宽恕 | mere 纯粹的,仅仅的 | merely 仅仅,只不过
☆ 1400年左右进入英语,直接源自拉丁语的mercus,意为纯净,仅。
以上就是本站详细整理的词语mere是什么意思的翻译解释,供大家参考一下。
Is his promotion evidence of the minorities' advance, or mere tokenism?(他的提升是证明了少数民族进步呢,还是仅仅只是装点门面而已?)
Some contracts are a mere formality.(有些合同纯属走形式。)
He flung himself down in the flat submissive posture of a mere supplicant.(他猛地趴在地上,做出一个卑微的哀求者那谦卑的姿态。)
Mere words, unaccompanied by any violence, cannot amount to an assault.(只有言语而未伴随暴力不能算攻击。)
The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.(他们愿意商谈,这就很不错了。)
The measures seem to be mere window dressing that won't solve the problem.(这些举措看来只是些表面功夫,不会解决问题的。)
He greeted us with a mere twitch of his head.(他只晃了一下头算是和我们打过招呼。)
$1 000 is a mere trifle to her.(1000元对她来说不过是区区小数。)
The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs.(单单提到食物就引起了阵阵的饥饿感。)
You've got the job. The interview will be a mere formality.(你已经得到了这份工作。面试不过是个形式。)
用作形容词(adj.)
极小的,微不足道的the smallest or most unimportant用作形容词(adj.)
Mere words won't help.用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
mere scratch仅仅是擦伤mere words光说The mere remembering of great works is not knowledge of them.