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。
• 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。
• In the moment when I looked into the cave a little elfin starfish hung down, suspended by the merest thread, perhaps by only a single tube foot.
  就在我朝洞里探望时，从洞顶上挂下一只小海星，仅仅悬在一条线上，或许就在它的一只管足上。
• 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。
• Snubs hurt him, and the merest suspicion of unpopularity in any quarter rouses him to bitterness.
  冷落会使他伤痛，就是某处的一点点怠慢，也会让他痛苦不堪。
• That is the merest folly.
  那真糊涂透了。
• The merest suggestion that the car crash was partly his fault sent him into an angry rage.
  只不过暗示了一下车祸部分是他的错造成的，就使他发怒了。
• I could detect only the merest whisper.
  我只能听到低低的私语。
• The world of any moment is the merest appearance.
  任何时刻的世界都不过是表象而已。
• The baby sleeps so badly that the merest noise wakes her up.
  那个婴孩睡得那样不好，只不过些微声音就把她弄醒了。