mere

英[mɪə(r)]美[mɪr]
  • adj. 仅仅的；纯粹的

    • 记忆方法

    采编自网络
    here->这里仅仅。[仅供参考，如有错误请纠错]
      adjective(形容词)
      1. （用于强调不大，不重要或效果不大）只不过的，仅仅的
      2. （用于强调感受强烈或极为重要）仅仅地

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. （用于强调不大，不重要或效果不大）只不过的，仅仅的

      The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off.

      飞机起飞后仅几分钟就坠毁了。

      It cost a mere 20 dollars.

      那只需花费20美元。

    2. （用于强调感受强烈或极为重要）仅仅地

      The mere thought of it (= just thinking about it) makes me feel sick.

      一想起它就让我不舒服。

      People became excited at the mere mention of his name.

      一提到他的名字人们就激动起来。

      the mere idea/possibility/prospect of something

      只要一提这样的想法／可能性／前景

    小知识

    Mere means pure and simple, nothing more and nothing less. If the mere mention of someone's name makes you happy, then just hearing his name — and that alone — is enough to make you smile.

    Mere can have a little irony attached. If you introduce yourself as “a mere student,” when you’re announcing your astounding invention, you're contrasting your lowly status with the enormity of your invention. This kind of mere comes from the Latin for “undiluted.” Mere has a homograph — a completely different word that's spelled the same — and this mere means a lake or a pond. It’s related to the Dutch word meer — there’s lots of water in Holland.

    实用短语

    1. mere copycat

      东施效颦

    2. mere exposure effect

      单纯曝光效果,曝光效应,纯粹接触效应,单纯曝光效应

    3. a mere trifle

      小意思,仅仅琐事,仅仅是儿戏,小事

    4. belle mere

      漂亮母亲

    5. mere formality

      流于形式,徒具形式的应酬礼节

    6. letter a ma mere

      给母亲的信,给妈妈的信

    7. mere a

      纯粹的,全然的,单单的,仅仅的

    8. a mere scientilla

      仅一点,微弱的

    9. en ventre sa mere

      腹中胎儿

    常用短语

    1. mere trifle

      小意思

    2. a mere nobody

      微不足道的人

    单词用法

    词源考究
    来自拉丁语merus，明亮的，纯的，不掺假的
    重要短语
    mere trifle小意思
    a mere nobody微不足道的人

    同根词

    词根：mere

    adv.

    merely仅仅，只不过；只是