merest

英 [ˈmɪərɪst]

美 [ˈmɛrəst]

adj.  仅仅的; 只不过; 只凭…就足以
mere的最高级

柯林斯词典

Meredoes not have a comparative form. The superlative formmerestis used to emphasize how small something is, rather than in comparisons.
mere 没有比较级，最高级 merest 并无比较之义，而是用来强调极其微小。

• ADJ 只不过;仅仅
  You usemereto emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing.
  1. ...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success...
     不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览
  2. There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease...
     身体健康不仅仅指不生病，还包括更多。
  3. In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion...
     在波兰，信仰的含义向来不仅仅指宗教。
  4. She'd never received the merest hint of any communication from him.
     她从未得到他准备沟通的一丁点儿暗示。
• ADJ 极小的，微不足道的，单单(表示虽小却有重要影响)
  You usemereto indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect.
  1. 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。
  2. Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it...
     每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。
  3. The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency.
     球队主教练很快就消除了自满的小苗头。
• ADJ 只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小)
  You usemereto emphasize how small a particular amount or number is.
  1. Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies...
     有60%的教师是女性，但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。
  2. Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door...
     门口买票只要7.5英镑。
  3. For the past two decades, North Carolina taxed cigarettes at a mere 2 cents a packet.
     过去20年里，北卡罗来纳州的香烟税仅为每包2美分。

双语例句

• She is the merest awkward country girl, without style or elegance, and almost without beauty.
  她是个不折不扣的乡下笨姑娘，谈不上风度仪表，而且几乎谈不上美貌。
• That is the merest folly.
  那真糊涂透了。
• These pleasures were inexpensive and unexpected; the merest chance furnished them.
  这不需要多大的代价，并且往往是无意中得来的，一点偶然机会便能提供这种乐趣。
• When we got back for a swim before lunch, the lake was exactly where we had left it, the same number of inches from the dock, and there was only the merest suggestion of a breeze.
  午饭前我们再去游泳时，这个湖跟我们离开时一模一样，码头的水深标记浸到了同样位置，只有极其轻微的风在吹着。
• The merest st noise is enough to wake him.
  一丁点儿声音就足以把他吵醒。
• I received the last you sent on by the merest chance, and after considerable delay through being inland; or I might have come sooner.
  你上次转给我的信，在巴西的内地转来转去，耽误了许久，最后完全是碰巧收到的，不然我会回来得更早些。
• Is it possible that you can see anything more than the merest chance in this meeting?
  这一次会面，除了纯粹巧合以外，你真不能看出什么别的意义来吗？
• The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency.
  球队主教练很快就消除了自满的小苗头。
• The merest mention of seafood makes guy feel sick.
  只不过提了一下海味就使盖感到恶心了。
• She compromised by writing as seldom as possible, and adhering to the merest trivialities.
  她采取折衷的办法，尽可能少写信并且坚持写最微不足道的琐事。