mere
gb/mˈɪɹ/ us/mˈɪɹ/
B2
英語
~ 2700
csupán, mindössze, puszta, tó, tavacska
B2
1
用法パターン：
a mere [number/amount/noun]
She lost the race by a mere second.
Mindössze egy másodperccel vesztette el a versenyt.
It’s a mere formality before we start the project.
Ez puszta formalitás, mielőtt elkezdjük a projektet.
He’s a mere child, but already very wise.
The repairs cost a mere fifty dollars.
The delay was caused by a mere oversight.
学習者向け例文
The book costs a mere five dollars.
A könyv mindössze öt dollárba kerül.
He is a mere boy.
Ő még csak egy fiú.
It is a mere game, not real life.
We waited a mere ten minutes.
It is a mere formality before the meeting.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'mere' with 'mere' as in 'lake' from older English; also may overuse it in casual speech where 'just' or 'only' would sound more natural.
意味
small or unimportant
コロケーション
a mere child
|a mere formality
|a mere fraction
|a mere handful
|a mere coincidence
類義語
only (More general and common; can be used in more contexts without the connotation of smallness or insignificance.)
|
just (Informal and very common; similar meaning but less formal than 'mere'.)
対義語
significant (Highlights that something has importance or value, opposite of 'mere' in this sense.)
テーマ
description
|comparison
|emphasis
|core_vocabulary
定義
Used to say that something is only what is said and not more important or bigger than that.
Used to emphasize that something is small, unimportant, or only what is stated, and nothing more.
名詞
C2
ARCHAIC
2
The castle overlooked a tranquil mere.
A vár egy nyugodt tóra nézett.
They set sail across the mere at dawn.
Hajnalban vitorlát bontottak, hogy átkeljenek a tavon.
Mist hung low over the still mere.
学習者向け例文
The village is next to a mere.
A falu egy tó mellett van.
A swan swims in the mere.
Egy hattyú úszik a tóban.
The castle is near the mere.
よくある間違い：
Learners may not realize this meaning is old-fashioned and rarely used except in poetry or historical contexts.
意味
lake or pond (archaic)
コロケーション
shimmering mere
|fishing in the mere
類義語
lake (Modern, general word for a large body of water inland.)
|
pond (Smaller than most lakes, often artificial.)
対義語
land (Opposite in that it is solid ground rather than water.)
テーマ
nature
定義
An old word for a lake or pond.
An archaic or literary term for a lake or pond.
文法
辞書形
mere
IPA
GB/mˈɪɹ/
US/mˈɪɹ/
音節・強勢
mere （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (mere)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: mere
- Comparative: merer
- Superlative: merest
Noun
- Base: mere
- Plural: meres
関連語
Forms
meres
noun
merer
adjective
merest
adjective
Core family
merely
adverb B1
表現
by no means/mere coincidence
1/bˈaɪ nˈoʊ mənzmɚ koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
fixed phrase
not accidental or unplanned
Used to say that something is not just chance but has a reason behind it.
例文
- It was by no mere coincidence that they met again.
- Her success was by no mere coincidence; she worked hard for it.
the merest
1/ðə mˈɛɹɪst/
fixed phrase
smallest possible amount
Used to say that something is the smallest possible amount or degree of something.
例文
- He won by the merest fraction of a second.
- She gave the merest hint of a smile.