1 . The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
提到约翰就真的让人心痛。
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2 . 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。
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3 . He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother.
跟他哥哥一比,他不过是个小毛孩。
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4 . It is too early to say whether the threats are mere sabre-rattling.
现在断言这些威胁是否只是虚张声势还为时过早。
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5 . Is his promotion evidence of the minorities' advance, or mere tokenism?
他的晋升是证明了少数族裔的进步,还是仅仅为了装点门面?
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语源
late Middle English (in the senses pure and sheer, downright): from Latin merusundilutedOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meerlake and German Meersea, from an Indo-European root shared by Russian moreand Latin mareMaori
英英释义网络释义
noun
1.a small pond of standing water
2.being nothing more than specified;
a mere child
3.apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time ; aman of talent tries to use it . ( Arthur Schopenhauer , Germanphilosopher )普通人只想到如何度过时间,有才能的人设法利用时间。(德国哲学家叔本华.A.)
+mere stone
1 . 界石
mere right 名义权利mere stone 界石mere 仅仅的
+mere right
1 . 名义权利
mercy 仁慈mere right 名义权利mere stone 界石
+not merely
1 . 不仅仅是
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible ., 当前实际存在而不仅仅是潜在的或者可能的.