mere

mere1
[mɪə]
adjective
  1. [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
  1. late Middle English (in the senses 'pure' and 'sheer, downright'): from Latin merus 'undiluted'

mere2
[mɪə]
noun
  1. (chiefly poetic/literary)a lake or pond
    (主诗/文)湖;池塘
    [in place names]Hornsea Mere.
    霍恩西湖。
语源
  1. 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
  1. a Maori war club, especially one made of greenstone
    (尤指毛利人用绿岩制的武器)石棒
语源
  1. Maori
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