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purely

英 [ˈpjʊəli]

美 [ˈpjʊrli]

adv.  仅仅; 完全

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2929 / COCA.5120

牛津词典

    adv.

    • 仅仅;完全
      only; completely
      1. I saw the letter purely by chance.
        我看见这封信纯属偶然。
      2. 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。
      3. She took the job purely and simply for the money.
        她做这份工作就图的是钱。

    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.
      1. 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。
      2. The government said the moves were purely defensive.
        政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目的。
    • 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.
      1. 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。
      2. 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”。

    英英释义

    adv

    • restricted to something
      1. we talked strictly business
      Synonym:strictly

    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。