merely
US: /ˈmɪɹɫi/
UK: /mˈiəli/
UK: /mˈiəli/
English Vietnamese dictionary
merely /'miəli/
- phó từ
- chỉ, đơn thuần
Advanced English dictionary
+ adverb
used meaning 'only' or 'simply' to emphasize a fact or sth that you are saying: It is not merely a job, but a way of life. + He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her. + They agreed to go merely because they were getting paid for it. + I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway.
Thesaurus dictionary
adv.
1 only, simply; basically, purely, essentially, fundamentally, at bottom:
I was merely going to ask if you'd like to go to the cinema.
2 only, no more than; barely, scarcely, simply, solely, entirely:
She was merely the scullery-maid. We can't unlock the safe merely on your authority.
Concise English dictionary
'mɪrlɪ /'mɪəl-
adv.
+and nothing more
