merely/ˋmIrlI; ˈmIəli/adv 1 used to emphasize that you are talking about only one thing and nothing else 只是﹐仅仅〔用于强调只说一件事〕: I called merely to say that I won’t be able to come tomorrow. 我打电话来只是要说我明天不能来。2 used to emphasize that something is very small or unimportant 仅仅﹐只不过〔用于强调小或不重要〕: It was not a big problem, merely an inconvenience. 这不是个大问题﹐只是不方便罢了。