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

• As a matter of fact, this was purely newspaper gossip and speculation.
  事实上，这纯粹是报纸上的闲谈和推测。
• They immediately got in touch with Dr Ting who was, purely coincidentally, also in California
  他们立即与丁博士联系，真是巧得很，他也在加利福尼亚。
• Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental
  如与真人、真实地点或真实事件有雷同之处，纯属巧合。
• Our interest was purely perfunctory.
  我们的兴趣只有三分热度。
• The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.
  那些窗帘纯粹是作装饰用的，不能拉开或合上。
• They are purely issues of style and convention.
  它们纯粹是风格和惯例问题。
• 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。
• The government said the moves were purely defensive.
  政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目的。
• She completely mishandled an important project purely through lack of attention
  她之所以彻底搞砸了一个重大项目纯粹是因为不够上心。