mere
adjective /mɪə(r)/
/mɪr/
[only before noun] (superlative merest, comparative)
- used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. somebody/something is
仅仅的；只不过 - It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
她只花了 20 分钟就赢了。 - A mere 2 per cent of their budget has been spent on publicity.
他们预算中仅有2%用于宣传。 - He seemed so young, a mere boy.
他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。 - 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。
- It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
- used when you are saying that the fact that a particular thing is present in a situation is enough to have an influence on that situation
只凭…就足以 - His mere presence (= just the fact that he was there) made her feel afraid.
他当时在场，这就足以让她害怕了。 - The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.
他们愿意商谈，这就很不错了。 - The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.
他一想到吃东西就觉得恶心。 - The merest (= the slightest) hint of smoke is enough to make her feel ill.
最细微的一丝烟就能使她感到不舒服。
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- His mere presence (= just the fact that he was there) made her feel afraid.
词源adjective late Middle English (in the senses ‘pure’ and ‘sheer, downright’): from Latin merus ‘undiluted’.