[attrib.]that is solely or no more or better than what is specified 只不过,仅仅 they dismissed Bolton for a mere fourteen runs. 他们仅仅跑动得了14分,就迫使博尔顿队退场了。 questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals. 不是凡人能回答的问题。 ■(the merest)the smallest or slightest 最少的;最轻微的 the merest hint of make-up. 淡淡的化妆。
语源
late Middle English (in the senses 'pure' and 'sheer, downright'): from Latin merus 'undiluted'
mere2 [mɪə] noun
(chiefly poetic/literary)a lake or pond (主诗/文)湖;池塘 [in place names]Hornsea Mere. 霍恩西湖。
语源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer 'lake' and German Meer 'sea', from an Indo-European root shared by Russian more and Latin mare
mere3 [ˈmɛri] noun
a Maori war club, especially one made of greenstone (尤指毛利人用绿岩制的武器)石棒