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

• I arranged to pay him the dollars when he got there, a purely private arrangement. All the same, it was illegal
  我准备等他到那儿时付给他美元，纯属私人安排。不过同样也是非法的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our interest was purely perfunctory.
  我们的兴趣只有三分热度。
• 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”。
• 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。
• These poems are by no means purely autobiographical.
  这些诗篇决不纯粹是自传性质的。
• This was purely as therapy.
  这纯粹是一种治疗方法。
• He became convinced that his illness was purely imaginary: that made it none the better.
  他逐渐相信了自己的病纯粹是想象出来的，但那也没有让他的病情有任何好转。
• I can assure you our relationship is purely platonic.
  我可以我保证我们的关系是柏拉图式的。