purely
英 [ˈpjʊəli]
美 [ˈpjʊrli]
adv. 仅仅; 完全
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2929 / COCA.5120
牛津词典
adv.
- 仅仅;完全
only; completely- I saw the letter purely by chance.
我看见这封信纯属偶然。 - The charity is run on a purely voluntary basis.
这个慈善团体的工作人员完全是自愿性质的。 - She took the job purely and simply for the money.
她做这份工作就图的是钱。
- I saw the letter purely by chance.
柯林斯词典
- ADV 仅仅;完全
You usepurelyto emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the most important feature or that it is the only thing which should be considered.- It is a racing machine, designed purely for speed...
那是一个比赛用的机器,完全是为提高速度设计的。 - The government said the moves were purely defensive.
政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目的。
- It is a racing machine, designed purely for speed...
- PHRASE 纯粹地;不折不扣地
You usepurely and simplyto emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing involved.- If Arthur was attracted here by the prospects of therapy, John came down purely and simply to make money...
如果阿瑟是被这种疗法的前景吸引到此,那么约翰则纯粹是为了赚钱而来。 - The society said the move was 'purely and simply a business decision' aimed at reducing costs.
该协会说此举是旨在降低成本的“不折不扣的商业决定”。
- If Arthur was attracted here by the prospects of therapy, John came down purely and simply to make money...
英英释义
adv
- restricted to something
- we talked strictly business
双语例句
- Look at the matter purely from the scientific point of view.
用科学眼光看待事物。 - The definition of poor students is not a purely economic issue, but a comprehensive problem.
对特困生的界定并不是一个单纯的经济问题,而是一个综合性问题。 - Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy
心理学最初是自然哲学一个纯粹的学术分支。 - The evidence against him was purely circumstantial.
对他不利的这项证据完全是间接证据。 - Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
他们当前的抗议完全是受一己之利驱使的。 - They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability
他们完全是凭体育特长才获得了大学奖学金。 - These poems are by no means purely autobiographical.
这些诗篇决不纯粹是自传性质的。 - Might it not be better to relegate the King to a purely ceremonial function?
让国王变成纯粹发挥典礼仪式上象征作用的元首会不会更好? - Such is the size of the problem that these arguments are purely academic.
问题的实情在于这些论点纯属空谈。 - During the first half of the present century this was virtually the case, though it is now appearing more frequently in purely British contexts.
在本世纪上半叶这一情况基本属实,但如今在纯属英国情景的上下文中它也更多地使用上了。