mere的详细意思

1. 只不过的，仅仅的，单单的
2. 纯粹的，全然的，单纯的
3. 空头的，空洞的
4. 绝对的，完全的
5. 【法律】完成的

1. 浅湖，小湖，池塘，池
2. 边境（线），边界，地标
3. 池沼，沼泽

1. [A]仅仅,只不过 nothing more than; only
2. [A]纯粹的 sth never mixed

1.只不过;仅仅
You usemere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing.

mere

e.g. ...successful exhibitions which go beyondmere 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 themere 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 usemere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect.

e.g. Themere 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 usemere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is.

e.g. Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but amere 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 amere ?7.50 at the door...
门口买票只要7.5英镑。

1. Mere words won't help.
   光说没用。
2. It is a mere matter of time.
   这仅仅是时间的问题。
3. The cut was a mere scratch.
   只不过是擦伤而已。
4. It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.
   与一个如此不讲道理的人争论纯粹是浪费口舌。

the merest

极小的,微不足道的the smallest or most unimportant

• ☆ 1400年左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的mercus，意为纯净，仅。